Moretti’s 'It Will Happen Tonight' Criticized for Clichés — SkimNews
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- Nanni Moretti directs 'It Will Happen Tonight,' a romantic drama based on Eshkol Nevo’s short story collection 'Hungry Heart,' centering on Matteo and Greta’s intermittent connection over 17 years.
- Louis Garrel plays Matteo, a man who meets Jasmine Trinca’s Greta by chance while both are in other relationships, sparking a years-long emotional preoccupation.
- Jasmine Trinca portrays Greta, who rejects a public proposal in Mumbai and later reunites with Matteo in Rome after their lives have diverged, leading to a passionate affair.
- Alberto Iglesias composes the film’s score, which underscores key emotional moments including a prolonged Bruce Springsteen concert sequence in San Sebastián.
- Angela Finocchiaro plays Matteo’s intrusive mother Agnese, whose comments drive his pregnant girlfriend Thea to abandon him and their newborn at the Rome airport.
- Elena-Marie Cicone plays Anna, Greta’s daughter, whose unexplained interaction with a Roma child covered in flies draws criticism for its offensive and uncontextualized portrayal.
Why it matters: The film’s nostalgic, sentimental framing may resonate with Italian audiences familiar with Moretti’s style, but its outdated tropes and problematic imagery risk alienating international viewers expecting the emotional nuance of films like 'Past Lives,' especially at a festival like Venice where tonal sophistication is expected.
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