The Staggering Girl

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The Staggering Girl
The Staggering Girl poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Written by Michael Mitnick
Based on Valentino haute couture
by Pierpaolo Piccioli
Produced by
  • Luca Guadagnino
  • Pierpaolo Piccioli
  • Eleonora Pratelli
Starring
Cinematography Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Edited by Walter Fasano
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Production
companies
Distributed by Mubi
Release dates
  • May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)(Cannes)
  • February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15)
Running time
35 minutes
CountryItaly
Languages
  • English
  • Italian
  • German

The Staggering Girl is a 2019 short film directed by Luca Guadagnino. The film was produced in collaboration with Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. It was written by Michael Mitnick and stars Julianne Moore, Mia Goth, KiKi Layne, Kyle MacLachlan, Marthe Keller and Alba Rohrwacher.

Contents

It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on May 17, 2019. It was released on February 15, 2020, by Mubi.

Cast

Production

In January 2019, it was announced Julianne Moore, Mia Goth, KiKi Layne, Kyle MacLachlan, Marthe Keller and Alba Rohrwacher had joined the cast of the film, with Luca Guadagnino directing from a screenplay by Michael Mitnick. [1]

Filming

Principal photography began in November 2018. [2]

Release

The film had its world première at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on May 17, 2019. [3] [4] Shortly after, Mubi acquired distribution rights to the film. [5] It was released on February 15, 2020. [6]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes identified 29% of seven critic reviews as positive, with an average rating of 3.8/10. [7]

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