Mascarpone (2021 film)

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Mascarpone
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Italian Maschile singolare
Directed by
Matteo Pilati
  • Alessandro Guida
Written by
  • Giuseppe Paternò Raddusa
  • Matteo Pilati
  • Alessandro Guida
Produced byMatteo Pilati
Starring
CinematographyMichel Franco
Edited byMarco Careri
Music by
  • Umberto Gaudino
  • Jean Michel Sneider
Production
company
Rufus Film
Distributed by
  • Adler Entertainment (IT)
  • Vision Distribution (Int'l)
Release date
  • 4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)(Italy)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Mascarpone (Italian : Maschile singolare) is a 2021 Italian romantic comedy directed by Alessandro Guida and Matteo Pilati, starring Giancarlo Commare, Eduardo Valdarnini, Gianmarco Saurino, and Michela Giraud. Set in Rome, its narrative follows a man searching for his path in life after a break-up. It is produced by Rufus Film in association with MP Film.

Contents

Plot

Antonio's life finds an unexpected twist when he's suddenly dumped by his husband, on whom he depends both psychologically and economically. With the support of his best friend, Cristina, Antonio needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life.

He finds a room in an apartment owned by Denis, who's basically his complete opposite and lives a carefree – yet ultimately lonely – life, and he starts to work in a bakery owned by the mysterious and fascinating Luca, a friend of Denis’. Antonio, who's always been interested in pastry-making, also starts to attend a pastry school, where he finds a teacher who's very strict with him and pushes him to achieve the best results.

Thanks to Denis and Luca, Antonio discovers that being single can be nice as well and that it was wrong of him to give up his independence and rely on his husband for everything in life for the sake of their relationship. But when Antonio falls in love for Thomas, a charming photographer from Milan, it seems like he's about to repeat the same mistakes he made in the past.

Production

The film was shot in Rome in three weeks – from 18 January to 8 February 2020 – just two weeks away from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.[ citation needed ]

Release

The film was first released in Italy exclusively on Prime Video on 4 June 2021. In 2022, it was released theatrically in other countries, [1] such as United Kingdom, United States, Canada, France, Germany and Poland.

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Mascarpone has an approval rating of 88% based on 8 reviews. [2]

Andrew Stover of Film Threat reviewed the film as "an open, honest, and tender drama that foregrounds the importance of retaining one’s independence". [3] On MidnightEast, Ayelet Dekel praises the film for being "sex positive, showing different perspectives on sex, dating, and relationships". [4] Killian Melloy of Edge Media Network praises acting and direction: "A quintet of captivating performances, along with the zippy and emotionally resonant direction, ensure that we in the audience stay invested, and amused." [5] Denis Harvey of 48hills writes that "there’s something refreshing about its reversing the usual equation of such movies: rather than true love providing the inevitable narrative solution, here it’s suggested Antonio may be better off further exploring his own still-new independence before becoming half of a couple again. This very pleasing movie’s debt to Paul Mazursky’s 1978 An Unmarried Woman is made explicit when it closes on a replication of that film’s final scene." [6]

For Rolling Stone Italia , "the 'gay dramedy' is well written and acted," while for Mymovies.it declared that "the dialogues return a communicative dynamic alien to the straight community but precisely for this reason interesting," despite the fact that the directorial imprint is "rather conventional but never sloppy or approximate." [7] Fabio Vittorini on Duels writes that "the writing avowedly starts from 'types' known to the general Italian public within which it digs to provide them with a peculiar and convincing language, poised between cliché (...) and subtlety, trying in every way to balance Italian-style comedy and U.S. dramedy, coming-of-age novel and sentimental drama." [8] Massimino de Febe of Universal Movies notes that the novelty lies in the avowed homosexuality of the main characters, presented with such simplicity that it does not characterize the film's plot on the thematic strand, but rather makes it more neutral and thus more accessible to a wide audience. [9] [10]

Accolades

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References

  1. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (14 July 2021). "Italy's Vision Distribution Scores U.S. Sales in Cannes on 'Mascarpone,' 'They Talk' (EXCLUSIVE)".
  2. ↑ "Mascarpone – Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 6 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Stover, Andrew (4 May 2022). "Mascarpone | Film Threat" . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Dekel, Ayelet (20 February 2022). "Mascarpone | MidnightEast" . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Melloy, Killian. "Review: A Quintet of Tasty Actors Whip 'Mascarpone' into Creamy Perfection". EDGE Media Network. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (9 May 2022). "Screen Grabs: Matter-of-fact horror of Ukraine war in 'Reflection'". 48 hills. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Casella, Paola. "Una educazione sentimentale che passa anche attraverso la sessualità senza confini di genere".
  8. ↑ Vittorini, Fabio (7 June 2021). "Maschile singolare di Matteo Pilati e Alessandro Guida: su Prime Video una storia seducente, senza drammi".
  9. ↑ Massimino de Febe (8 June 2021). "Maschile Singolare, recensione del film distribuito su Prime Video".
  10. ↑ Boni, Federico. "Maschile Singolare, la recensione: il film sulla comunità gay di oggi raccontata con credibilità e naturalezza".
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