Moretti Returns to Venice After 37 Years with Romance — SkimNews
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- Nanni Moretti premiered "It Will Happen Tonight" at Venice — his first film there in 37 years after nine prior Cannes competition entries — and the project marks his first-ever romance, a genre he has avoided in favor of self-starring comedies.
- The film stars Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca, loosely adapted from Israeli writer Eshkol Nevo's short story collection "Hungry Heart" (Lev Raev), which Moretti described as 'stories about love, encounters and partings.'
- Garrel recounted the "Moretti method" — Moretti sank a basketball hoop shot himself on camera, told Garrel to replicate it, and after 25 failed takes replayed his own perfect shot for the crew.
- Trinca reunited with Moretti 24 years after her acting debut at age 18 in 2001's Palme d'Or winner "The Son's Room," calling him 'the person who forged my idea of cinema.'
- Playtime and Pan-Européenne have presold the film widely ahead of its festival bow; Sacher Film and Fandango produced it with RAI Cinema.
Why it matters: Moretti's first Venice competition in 37 years — and first romance — paired with presales already locked, marks a clear departure from his self-starring comedies. For Trinca, a reunion two decades after her 2001 debut, and Garrel, his first Moretti role, the casting deepens the director's recurring collaborators.
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