The Sun of the Future (2023) on Netflix
Giovanni is shooting a film about a Hungarian circus stuck in Rome in 1956, during the anti-Soviet uprising. Paola, his wife and producer, takes on another film, and he resents it.
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Plot summary
Giovanni is an experienced filmmaker. He wants to adapt John Cheever's The Swimmer with Italian pop songs on the soundtrack, and he is busy shooting a movie about a Hungarian circus that is stuck in Rome in 1956, during the anti-Soviet uprising. His wife Paola produces his work, and their daughter is a musician. When Paola starts producing a film of her own, Giovanni is resentful, because he wants her attention on his career alone. He visits the set of her film, where he criticizes the director, the story and the scene being shot. Paola is exasperated by his attitude.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Sun of the Future (2023)
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- Nanni Moretti shot scenes on Rome's Via dei Fori Imperiali in May 2022 for an elaborate procession featuring a band, extras, horses and elephants; his use of animals on set drew criticism from animal rights groups including Lega Anti Vivisezione (LAV).
