ITALY/ FRANCE
2016 – 1H40 – IN ITALIAN
WORLD PREMIERE
Synopsis
Tommaso and Arturo have made their escape, seeking refuge in the forest. Decades later, it seems to be infested with wolves. But in this very same forest, Ariane discovers a strange hole. Could Ariane, then, be the girl mentioned in the local legend told in the valley? The reason why Ariane entered the hole remains a mystery. Everyone put their own spin on the story, but all agree on one thing: Ariane met the wolf.
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DIRECTOR: Alessandro Comodin
PRODUCTION: Paolo Benzi - Thomas Ordonneau
SCENARIO: Alessandro Comodin - Milena Magnani
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tristan Bordmann
EDITING: João Nicolau - Alessandro Comodin
SOUND: Mirko Guerra - Félix Blume - Fred Bielle
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Valentina Ferroni - Mario Scarzella
MUSIC: VVAA
CAST:
Sabrina Seyvecou
Erikas Sizonovas
Luca Bernardi
Marco Giordana
Carlo Rigoni
Paolo Viano
Marinella Cichello
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Biography
Alessandro Comodin
Italian nationality
Born on June 5st, 1982 in San Vito al Tagliamento (Italy)
Filmography
2016 I TEMPI FELICI VERRANNO PRESTO
2011 L’ESTATE DI GIACOMO DOC
2008 JAGDFIEBER S |
PRODUCTION
OKTA FILM
Paolo Benzi
Tel. +39 338 29 04 240
zero@oktafilm.it
CO-PRODUCTION
SHELLAC SUD
Thomas Ordonneau
Tel. +33 (0)4 95 04 95 92
toma@shellac-altern.org
ARTE FRANCE CINEMA
Olivier Père
Tel. +33 (0)1 55 00 77 77
DISTRIBUTION
SHELLAC
Tél. +33 (0)4 95 04 95 92
contact@shellac-altern.org
Programmation
Tél. : +33 (0)1 70 37 76 20
programmation@shellac-altern.org
SALES
THE MATCH FACTORY
Michael Weber
Tel. +49 221 539 7090
info@matchfactory.de
FRENCH PRESS
MAKNA PRESS
Chloé Lorenzi
Tel. +33 (0)1 42 77 00 16
Tél. +33 (0)6 08 16 60 26
info@makna-presse.com
INTERNATIONALE PRESS
Richard Lormand
Tél. +33 (0)6 09 49 79 25
Tél. +33 (0)9 70 44 98 65
intlpress@aol.com
CONTACT CANNES
OKTA FILM
Paolo Benzi
Tel. +39 338 29 04 240
zero@oktafilm.it
Your film is at the crossroad of several genres: documentary, tale, historical drama… How did you build the narrative structure?
Everything started with the story of one of my grandfather’s friends. He came home after World War II. After four years of absence, his loved ones thought him dead. His coming back had thus a ghostly appearance. I kept this idea of life after death. After all, maybe he had really died and was coming back to haunt his homeland! In cinema, ghosts exist. They can be filmed and seen! This is why the leading character is going through the ages. We filmed in the Piedmont region. I needed settings impregnated with the tales and legends that inspired me. They allowed my imagination to crystallise.
“My worst misfortune is that I come from nowhere” says the main character. Your films does not win him back his lost identity, on the contrary, it throws a red herring on his path…
I wanted to explore the primitive dimension of humans. The best way to stay honest is maybe to go back to the original state. My characters don’t have a precise sociological identity, nothing is known about their origins. When the protagonist meets Ariane, he relates to his own purity she exudes. One may find in the film references to the Grec tragedy, to Pasolini’s cinema, as well as Italian folk legends.
The title of the film Happy Times Will Come Soon (I tempi felici verranno presto) is rather joyful. It contradicts the overall tone of your film…
It was inspired to me by a friend who wasn’t doing great, but tried to feel better by repeating that brighter days would soon come back. I like this naivety, this tenderness, like a motherly soothing formula. One must cope, stand up, resist but also rejoice despite it all. I consider my film as a cautionary tale.
Interview by Thomas Baurez
