Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (film)

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Directed by	Roberto Faenza
Written by	Roberto Faenza Dahlia Heyman
Based on	Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
Produced by	Elda Ferri Milena Canonero Ron Stein
Starring	Toby Regbo Marcia Gay Harden Lucy Liu Ellen Burstyn Siobhan Fallon Hogan Peter Gallagher Deborah Ann Woll Aubrey Plaza
Cinematography	Maurizio Calvesi
Edited by	Massimo Fiocchi
Music by	Andrea Guerra
Production companies	Jean Vigo Italia Four of a Kind Productions
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release date	November 18, 2011 (2011-11-18)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Italy United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million [1]
Box office	$666,922 [2] (Italy)

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is a 2011 comedy-drama film directed by Roberto Faenza, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dahlia Heyman, based on Peter Cameron's 2007 novel of the same name. It is primarily Italian-financed but was shot in English. The teenage American protagonist was played by eighteen-year-old English actor Toby Regbo and the supporting cast is mainly American.

The film premiered at the 6th Rome Film Festival and was scheduled for release in Italy in February 2012. It received its North American premiere at the 2012 Miami International Film Festival, but no further cinematic release dates have been announced.

The Italian reviews were mixed, but considerable praise was given for Regbo's performance.

Premise

A drama that follows James Sveck (Toby Regbo), a recent high school graduate in New York City, who feels out of step with his privileged upbringing.

Cast

• Toby Regbo as James Sveck
• Marcia Gay Harden as Marjorie Dunfour
• Peter Gallagher as Paul Sveck
• Deborah Ann Woll as Gillian Sveck
• Ellen Burstyn as Nanette, James' grandmother
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Mrs. Beemer
• Lucy Liu as Rowena Adler, life coach
• Stephen Lang as Barry Rogers
• Gilbert Owuor as John Webster
• Aubrey Plaza as Jeanine Breemer

Production

Filming took place in New York from August 18 to October 4, 2010. ^[3]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 9% of 11 critics' reviews are positive. ^[4] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 20 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. ^[5]

References

1. "Il film americano di Roberto Faenza".
2. "Someday This Pain Will be Useful to You".
3. "Roberto Faenza a New York gira Un giorno questo Dolore ti sarà Utile di Peter Cameron". cineblog . August 19, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
4. "Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved December 6, 2025.
5. "Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved December 6, 2025.

External links

• Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You at IMDb