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ME,YOU BY BILLE AUGUST A Film based On The Novel “Tu, Mio” by ERRI DE LUCA
SYNOPSIS I s c h i a , 1 9 5 5 . I n t h e wa te rs o f t h e i s l a n d i n t h e b ay o f N a p l e s , M a rc o ( 1 6 ) C a i a i s J e w i s h . M a rc o d o e s n o t h ave t h e s e p re j u d i c e s , o n t h e c o n t ra r y, s p e n d s h i s d ay s s a i l i n g w i t h N i c o l a ( 5 2 ) , a h a rd e n e d f i s h e r m a n w h o te l l s t h i s d i s c o ve r y p u s h e s h i m t o d e l ve i n t o t h e g i r l ’s l i fe e ve n m o re . A st o r i e s a b o u t t h e s e a a n d t h e wa r, t h a t i s st i l l ve r y f re s h i n h i s m e m o r y. b e a u t i f u l c o m p l i c i t y i s e sta b l i s h e d b e t w e e n t h e t w o i n w h i c h C a i a re ve a l s M a rc o i s d i f fe re n t f ro m t h e o t h e r b o y s , h e p re fe rs s p e n d i n g h i s t i m e h e r p a i n f u l p a st , w i t h a c h i l d h o o d st o l e n b y t h e S S a n d a fa t h e r w h o i n t h e c o m p a ny o f t h e h e r m e t i c N i c o l a ra t h e r t h a n g o i n g t o t h e b e a c h , p re fe r re d t o t h ro w h i s d a u g h te r o u t o f a t ra i n i n Yu g o s l av i a , ra t h e r h av i n g c o u r t i n g g i r l s o r b a t h i n g i n t h e o c e a n l i ke h i s p e e rs . S hy a n d c u r i o u s , h e h e r t o ex p e r i e n c e t h e h o r ro rs o f a c o n c e n t ra t i o n c a m p . ta ke s a d va n ta g e o f h i s h o l i d ay s o n t h e I ta l i a n i s l a n d t o f i l l h i s e ye s w i t h M a rc o ’s g e st u re s re m i n d C a i a o f h e r fa t h e r : h i s p ro te c t i ve a tt i t u d e s , t h e i m a g e s o f a w o r l d t h a t i s s o d i sta n t f ro m h i s n a t i ve L o n d o n o r f ro m t h e way h e k i s s e s h e r o n t h e fo re h e a d , t h e s o u n d o f h i s v o i c e w h e n h e t h e g l o o my b o a rd i n g s c h o o l i n S c o t l a n d w h e re h i s fa m i l y s h e l te re d M a rc o p ro n o u n c e s h e r n a m e i n Ro m a n i a n , C h a i e l e . N ex t t o h i m s h e fe e l s t h e t o p ro te c t h i m f ro m t h e b o m b i n g s . p re s e n c e o f h e r fa t h e r, e ve n t h o u g h M a rc o i s j u st a s l e n d e r b o y 4 ye a rs O n va c a t i o n w i t h h i s p a re n t s a t h i s m a te r n a l u n c l e ’s h o u s e , h e w i l l l i ve yo u n g e r t h a n h e r. T h e st o r i e s o f N i c o l a a n d C a i a , m e a n w h i l e , w i l l a wa ke n a s u m m e r t h a t w i l l c h a n g e h i m fo re ve r a f te r m e e t i n g , w i t h i n t h e g ro u p i n M a rc o a n u n c o n t ro l l a b l e re s e n t m e n t fo r t h e S S , p e rs o n i f i e d i n a g ro u p of friends of his older cousin Daniele (21), the enigmatic Caia (20), with o f r u d e G e r m a n t o u r i st s w h o t o u r t h e i s l a n d , a n d t h ro u g h w h o m M a rc o w h o m h e w i l l fa l l i n l o ve i m m e d i a te l y a n d fo r t h e ve r y f i rst t i m e . C a i a w i l l t r y t o ave n g e C a i a ’s p a i n . i s n o t l i ke t h e o t h e r g i r l s e i t h e r. Ro m a n i a n a n d o r p h a n o f fa t h e r a n d A s w e e t a n d p l a t o n i c l o ve t h a t w i l l m a ke M a rc o g ro w u p u n d e r t h e i n te n s e m o t h e r, h e r ga ze c a r r i e s t h e w e i g h t o f a s a d n e s s t h a t i s d i f f i c u l t t o h i d e . s u n a n d t h e b l u e s k y o f I s c h i a : u n fo rg e tta b l e d ay s d u r i n g w h i c h h e w i l l M a rc o wa n t s t o f i n d o u t e ve r y t h i n g a b o u t h e r a n d , a l t h o u g h h e i s a wa re d i s c o ve r t h e w o r l d o f a d u l t s , t h e h o r ro rs o f t h e wa r a n d w i l l a s s i st t o t h e o f D a n i e l e ’s i n te re st i n C a i a , h e b e g i n s t o g e t c l o s e r t o t h e g i r l . T h e i r a wa k i n g o f fe e l i n g s h e h a d n e ve r fe l t b e fo re . re l a t i o n s h i p g e t s st ro n g e r w h e n D a n i e l e re j e c t s h e r a f te r l e a r n i n g t h a t
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M E , YO U w i l l b e m u l t i - l i n g u a l f i l m . O n t h i s a d a p ta t i o n t h e p ro ta g o n i st i s a n n e ve r l e t h i m g o w i t h a g i r l w h o i s n ’ t C a t h o l i c . M a rc o c a n ’ t u n d e rsta n d
E n g l i s h b o y c a l l e d M a rc o . H i s m o t h e r i s I ta l i a n , m a r r i e d t o a n E n g l i s h m a n w hy s u c h a s i l l y d i f fe re n c e w o u l d st o p p e o p l e f ro m fa l l i n g i n l o ve – b u t a t
a n d t h e y l i ve i n L o n d o n . Eve r y ye a r t h e m o t h e r b r i n g s t h e fa m i l y o u t t o t h e s a m e t i m e t h i s o p e n s t h e d o o r fo r M a rc o, g i v i n g h i m ex p e c ta t i o n s o f
I s c h i a t o v i s i t h e r b ro t h e r fo r t h e s u m m e r. B o t h fa m i l i e s stay i n t h e s a m e w h a t c o u l d d e ve l o p b e t w e e n h i m a n d C a i a . O r c a n t h e y ? T h i s te n s i o n i s
v i l l a , o w n e d b y t h e u n c l e , D a n i e l e a n d M a rc o s h a r i n g a b e d ro o m . w h a t ke e p s t h e a u d i e n c e h o o ke d t h ro u g h o u t t h e f i l m .
T h e f i s h i n g ex p e d i t i o n s w i l l b e a n e w t h i n g fo r M a rc o, a l l o w e d n o w A n o te a b o u t M a rc o : I n 1 9 4 0 , j u st b e fo re t h e b o m b i n g o f L o n d o n , M a rc o,
b e c a u s e h e ’s t u r n e d s i x te e n , s o i t ’s a l l a f re s h l e a r n i n g ex p e r i e n c e fo r a l o n g w i t h 1 . 5 m i l l i o n o t h e r B r i t i s h c h i l d re n , wa s e va c u a te d f ro m h i s h o m e
h i m , s u p e r v i s e d b y N i c o l a w h o b e c o m e s s o m e t h i n g o f a fa t h e r- f i g u re t o a n d fo rc e d t o l i ve i n t h e c o u n t r y s i d e , a way f ro m t h e d a n g e r o f b o m b s .
h i m , g u i d i n g h i m t h ro u g h t h e st o r m o f h i s s u m m e r ; a H e m i n g waye s q u e - M a rc o s p e n t fo u r ye a rs i n a ro u g h , r u ra l b o a rd i n g s c h o o l a n d h a te d e ve r y
t y p e i n f l u e n c e r. m i n u te o f i t . L i ke M a rc o, C a i a s h a re s a s i m i l a r s e n s e o f a b a n d o n m e n t .
C a i a te l l s M a rc o o f t h e m o m e n t s h e wa s s e p a ra te d f ro m h e r fa t h e r. T h i s ,
M a rc o f i rst l ay s e ye s o n C a i a a t a b e a c h p a r t y e a r l y o n i n t h e f i l m , o b s e r v i n g i n t u r n , o p e n s t h e d o o r fo r M a rc o t o re ve a l h i s fo u r ‘ l o st ye a rs ’ a n d t h e
D a n i e l e f l i r t i n g w i t h h e r, a n d h e r w i t h h i m . M a rc o fa l l s h o p e l e s s l y i n l o ve l e tte rs h e w ro te t o h i s m o t h e r, h o w h e l i e d t o h e r t h a t e ve r y t h i n g wa s
w i t h C a i a , b u t h e a d o re s D a n i e l e , a s p i r i n g t o b e l i ke h i m , s o a ny g i r l f r i e n d p e r fe c t w h e n i t wa s n ’ t . T h e s e c o n fe s s i o n s o f a s h a re d a b a n d o n m e n t d ra w
o f D a n i e l e ’s w o u l d s e e m l i ke a g o d d e s s t o M a rc o . B u t t h e n , o u t o f t h e t h e m c l o s e r t o e a c h o t h e r, m a k i n g t h e i m p o s s i b i l i t y o f t h e m e ve r fa l l i n g
b l u e , D a n i e l e d ro p s C a i a . H e t r i e s t o c o nv i n c e D a n i e l e t o g o b a c k t o h e r i n l o ve e ve n m o re t ra g i c .
b u t D a n i e l e i s n ’ t i n te re ste d , ex p l a i n i n g s h e ’s J e w i s h a n d h i s p a re n t s w o u l d
T h i n g s c o m e t o a h e a d t h e n i g h t t h e y g o fo r d i n n e r a t t h e p i z ze r i a , C a i a b re a k i n g
d o w n w h e n a ta b l e o f G e r m a n s sta r t s i n g i n g t h e s a m e S S a n t h e m s h e h e a rd i n t h e
t ra i n . A f i g h t b re a k s o u t b e t w e e n t h e t w o p a r t i e s , M a rc o t h ro w i n g h i m s e l f i n t o t h e
t h i c k o f i t , h i s a n g e r f u e l l e d b y h i s i m p o s s i b l e l o ve fo r C a i a .
M a rc o ’s exc e s s i ve fe ro c i t y d u r i n g t h e f i g h t s e t s o f f a l a r m b e l l s fo r C a i a a n d s h e
b e g i n s t o av o i d h i m . A l o n e , M a rc o sta r t s p l o tt i n g re ve n g e a ga i n st t h e G e r m a n s ,
sta k i n g o u t t h e i r v i l l a , ste a l i n g ga s o l i n e f ro m h i s u n c l e ’s b o a t .
D a n i e l e re a l i s e s t h i n g s a re g o i n g t o o fa r b e t w e e n M a rc o a n d C a i a a n d te l l s M a rc o
t o st o p s e e i n g h e r, t h a t s h e ’s way t o o o l d fo r h i m a n d n o t h i n g w i l l e ve r c o m e o f i t ,
b u t t h i s o n l y s e r ve s t o st re n gt h e n M a rc o ’s i fa t u a t i o n .
M a rc o c o n f ro n t s C a i a , a s k i n g w hy s h e ’s b e c o m e s o d i sta n t f ro m h i m . S h e te l l s h i m
i t ’s b e tte r t h i s way, t h a t s h e ’ l l b e l e av i n g t h e i s l a n d a f te r t h e fe st i va l o f Fe r ra g o st o
a n d t h e y ’ l l n e ve r s e e e a c h o t h e r a ga i n , t h a t i t wa s d e st i n e d t o b e l i ke t h i s .
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c l e a r l y b e s o tte d w i t h h i m , b u t h e i s o b l i v i o u s t o h e r o ve r t u re s , h i s h e a r t s e t f i r m l y
on Caia.
T h e f i n a l e ta ke s p l a c e . M a rc o u s i n g t h e c a r n i va l a t m o s p h e re t o d i s g u i s e h i s a s s a u l t
o n t h e G e r m a n v i l l a . At t h e h e i g h t o f t h e f i re , t h e h e ave n s b u rst o p e n , re l e a s i n g a
t o r re n t o f ra i n t h a t f i n a l l y d o u s e s t h e f i re – a G o d s e n d o f s o r t s fo r M a rc o .
T h e n ex t d ay M a rc o s ay s h i s f i n a l g o o d b ye t o C a i a b e fo re s h e b o a rd s t h e fe r r y
fo r t h e m a i n l a n d , a b i tte rs w e e t m o m e n t . C a i a te l l s M a rc o h e s h o u l d s p e a k t o h i s
m o t h e r a b o u t t h e l e tte rs a n d h i s fo u r ‘ l o st ye a rs ’. H e ` l l d o i t . E s s e n t i a l l y i t i s t h e
g i f t C a i a l e ave s b e h i n d fo r h i m .
M a rc o i s wa l k i n g o n t h e b e a c h w i t h E l i a n a . S h e te l l s h i m t h a t b e fo re h e r va c a t i o n
s h e p ro m i s e d h e rs e l f s h e w o u l d n ’ t l e ave t h e i s l a n d u n l e s s s h e h a d fa l l e n i n l o ve .
H e a s k s i f s h e h a s . N o t ye t , i s h e r re p l y. T h e y wa l k o f f i n t o t h e s u n s e t , a s e n s e t h a t
l i fe g o e s o n …
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DIRECTOR Bille August ( 1 9 4 8 , B re d e , D e n m a r k ) D i re c t o r a n d s c re e n w r i te r i n a c a re e r s p a n n i n g o ve r fo u r d e c a d e s . M a k i n g h i m o n e o f t h e m o st a c c l a i m e d c o n te m p o ra r y D a n i s h f i l m m a ke rs : Pe l l e t h e C o n q u e ro r ( 1 9 8 7 ) , Pa l m e d ’O r, A c a d e my A wa rd a n d G o l d e n G l o b e A wa rd . H e i s o n e o f o n l y e i g h t d i re c t o rs t o w i n t h e Pa l m e d ’O r t w i c e .
SOME OF HIS BOOKS AUTHOR Erri De Luca (1950, Naples) I ta l i a n w r i te r, n o ve l i st , st o r y- te l l e r, e s s ay i st , t ra n s l a t o r a n d p o e t . H e h a s p u b l i s h e d m o re t h a n 6 0 b o o k s , n u m e ro u s c o l l e c t i o n s o f s h o r t st o r i e s a n d p o e m s , t ra n s l a te d i n m o re t h a n 3 0 l a n g u a g e s . H e i s c o n s i d e re d b y m a ny l i te ra r y ex p e r t s “a m a ste r o f t h e I ta l i a n l a n g u a g e o f t h e p a st t w o d e c a d e s ”.
f age.”
“An unforgettable tale of coming o
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“An alluring and poignant story.
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ranges from clear to shimmeringly
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d willfully innocent
“The harsh beauty of a wounded an
its role in the
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Holocaust.”
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Other collaborations with Bille August
WRITER
Greg Latter
(1955, South Africa)
Wr i te r a n d d i re c t o r w h o h a s w o r ke d a l l o ve r t h e w o r l d . H e
i s t h e re c i p i e n t o f t h e T h o m a s P r i n g l e A wa rd fo r C re a t i ve
Wr i t i n g ( 1 9 8 2 ) , t h e S i t h e n g i B e st S c re e n p l ay A wa rd ( 2 0 0 5 ) ,
t h e S A F TA B e st S c re e n p l ay A wa rd ( 2 0 0 7 ) a n d t h e N a l e d i B e st
P l ay A wa rd ( 2 0 1 1 ) . I n a c a re e r s p a n n i n g 3 5 ye a rs , h e h a s h a d
2 2 fe a t u re f i l m s , 1 1 te l e v i s i o n s e r i e s a n d 5 p l ay s p ro d u c e d .
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PRODUCERS C o m b i n i n g 3 0 ye a rs i n s a l e s a n d m e d i a c o n te n t m a n a g e m e n t , B R I L L I A N T P I C T U R E S i s t h e j o i n t-
ve n t u re o f n o ta b l e f i l m p ro d u c e r S e a n O ’ Ke l l y a n d ve te ra n s a l e s a g e n t M a rc B i k i n d o u . T h e c o m p a ny
companies e n c o m p a s s e s w o r l d w i d e s a l e s , m a r ke t i n g , p ro d u c t i o n , f i n a n c e a n d d i st r i b u t i o n fo r f i l m a n d T V.
W i t h o f f i c e s i n L o n d o n a n d Ro m e , B r i l l i a n t s p e c i a l i ze s i n h i g h e n d , c o m m e rc i a l l y o r i e n ta te d , ta l e n t
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B o r n i n F ra n c e , M a rc b e ga n h i s c a re e r i n 1 9 8 7 , w o r k i n g a s a n a s s i sta n t d i re c t o r w i t h G e r r y F i s h e r,
Pa s c a l T h o m a s a n d A c a d e my A wa rd w i n n e r Ré g i s Wa rg n i e r. H e c o l l a b o ra te d o n o ve r 3 5 p ro j e c t s .
H i s f i rst fe a t u re i s D e c e p t i o n ( 1 9 9 9 ) , d i re c te d b y M a x F i s c h e r. S h o r t l y a f te r, M a rc re l e a s e d i n
t h e a te rs Ve n d e tta a ka S e g re t i d i Fa m i g l i a ( 2 0 0 1 ) d i re c te d b y D e n n i s B e r r y. T h e m o v i e wa s f i l m e d
b e t w e e n Ve n i c e , Ro m e , a n d N e w Yo r k . T h e c a st i n c l u d e d J o e M a n te g n a , E m m a n u e l l e S e i g n e r, H e n r y
C av i l l , w i t h t h e s p e c i a l a p p e a ra n c e o f S e rg i o C a ste l l i tt o . Fo l l o w i n g , M a rc c o - p ro d u c e d D e n o f L i o n s
( 2 0 0 3 ) , w h i c h wa s s h o t i n H u n ga r y, a m o v i e b y J a m e s B r u c e sta r r i n g S te p h e n D o r f f, B o b H o s k i n s ,
a n d L a u ra F ra s e r. I n 2 0 0 7 h e p ro d u c e d B re a k i n g Po i n t , sta r r i n g To m B e re n g e r, B u sta R hy m e s a n d
A r m a n d A s s a n te . I n a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h J ay J u l i e n ( K i n g o f N e w Yo r k ) h e p ro d u c e d S m i l e ( 2 0 0 9 ) ,
te e n h o r ro r m o v i e s h o t i n M o ro c c o . T h e s a m e ye a r, wa s re l e a s e d T h e B l e e d i n g , sta r r i n g M i c h a e l
M a d s e n . S e p a ra te l y, h e h a s l e d a s u c c e s s f u l c a re e r a s s a l e s a g e n t w o r k i n g w i t h M I L L E N N I U M M E D I A
( fo r m a l l y N U I M A G E ) , s e l l i n g f ra n c h i s e s s u c h a s R A M B O, E X P E N DA B L E S , O LY M P U S H A S FA L L E N ,
M EC H A N I C a n d 1 0 0 ’s m o re .
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W i t h o ve r t w e n t y ye a rs o f ex p e r i e n c e i n f i l m & T V s a l e s a n d d i st r i b u t i o n , O ’ Ke l l y h a s a s o l i d t ra c k
re c o rd i n d e l i ve r i n g ra p i d g ro w t h w i t h i n i n d e p e n d e n t b u s i n e s s p ro p o s i t i o n s . O ’ Ke l l y ’s c re d i t s
i n c l u d e : a wa rd w i n n i n g f i l m I ro n S k y ( 2 0 1 2 ) , w h i c h h e s o l d w o r l d w i d e a n d exe c u t i ve p ro d u c e d , a n d
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