If Only (2019 film)

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If Only
Directed by Ginevra Elkann
Written byGinevra Elkann
Chiara Barzini
Produced byLorenzo Gangarossa
Mario Gianani
Lorenzo Mieli
Paul-Dominique Win Vacharasinthu
Starring
CinematographyVladan Radovic
Edited byDesideria Rayner
Music byRiccardo Sinigallia
Production
companies
Wildside
Iconoclast
Release date
  • 7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)(LFF)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguagesItalian
French
English

If Only (Italian : Magari) is a 2019 French/Italian comedy-drama film directed by Ginevra Elkann. [1] [2]

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Plot

Alma and her two older brothers Sebastian and Jean life with their mother Charlotte (Céline Sallette) and stepfather Pavel in Paris. The family has converted to their stepfaher's religion, Russian Orthodoxy. The children fly to Rome to spend the Christmas holiday with their father Carlo (Riccardo Scamarcio). Carlo's girlfriend Benedetta (Alba Rohrwacher) joins them for a holiday by the sea.

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References

  1. Lodge, Guy (2019-08-07). "Film Review: 'If Only'". Variety . Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. Nepoti, Roberto (2019-08-07). "'Magari', di Ginevra Elkann: a Locarno i sentimenti sono affari di famiglia". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-02.