The Girl on The Bench | La Ragazza sulla Panchina

A short movie by Karma Gava, transposition from a short theatre piece

SINOSSI | ITA

In un pomeriggio di primavera in Russia all’inizio del XX secolo, seduta su una panchina del parco una bella ragazza piange in silenzio. Non lontano da lì, di fronte a uno specchio, il bibliotecario Andrej prova le sue dichiarazioni d’amore. I loro desideri si materializzano, ma forse è tutto un inganno.

SYNOPSIS | ENG

In a spring afternoon in Russia in the early twentieth century, sitting on a park bench a beautiful girl weeps silently. Not far from there, in front of a mirror, the librarian Andrej test his declarations of love. Their desires are materialized, but maybe it’s all a deception.

FESTIVALS

RomaTreFilmFestival
Movievalley Bazzacinema Festival
Cinemadamare Film Festival
Pázmány Film Festival in Ungheria

CAST

Aram Kian
Giovanni Ortoleva
Laura Pizzirani
Producer: Roberto Gambacorta – RioFilm
D.o.P.: Alberto Marchiori
Editing: Karma Gava and Davide Vizzini
Boom operator: Giuliano Marcaccini
Executive producer: Claudia Davalli
First assistant director: Giulio Ortolani
Script supervisor: Riccardo Romboli
First assistant camera: Diego Lombroni
Sound design: Daniele Imondi and Daniele Furlan
Music composition: Emiliano Imondi and Daniele Furlan | Wavecraft Film Scoring Project
Costume designer: Carolina Paterni
Make-up artist: Veronica LaBeffa
Key grip: Antonello Torrisi
Elettrician: Enzo Parente
Postproduction: D-color
Colorist: Federico Belati