''The Staggering Girl'' is a 2019
short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
directed by
Luca Guadagnino. The film was produced in collaboration with
Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. It was written by
Michael Mitnick
Michael Mitnick (born September 7, 1983) is an American playwright and screenwriter.
Early life
Mitnick grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Fox Chapel Area High School, a public school in the Allegheny Valley. His father is a profes ...
and stars
Julianne Moore,
Mia Goth,
KiKi Layne
Kiandra "KiKi" Layne (born December 10, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in such films as the romantic drama ''If Beale Street Could Talk'' (2018), the drama ''Native Son'' (2019), the action superhero film ...
,
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (; ' McLachlan, February 22, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), as well as roles ...
,
Marthe Keller and
Alba Rohrwacher
Alba Caterina Rohrwacher (, ; born 27 February 1979) is an Italian actress.
Early life
Alba Rohrwacher was born in Florence, the daughter of a German father and an Italian mother.
From the age of 17 to 21 she studied medicine, intending to be a ...
.
It had its world premiere at the
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
in the
Directors Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...
section on May 17, 2019. It was released on February 15, 2020, by
Mubi
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.
Cast
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Julianne Moore as Francesca Moretti
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Marthe Keller as Sofia Moretti
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Mia Goth as young Sofia
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KiKi Layne
Kiandra "KiKi" Layne (born December 10, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in such films as the romantic drama ''If Beale Street Could Talk'' (2018), the drama ''Native Son'' (2019), the action superhero film ...
as Adut
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Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (; ' McLachlan, February 22, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), as well as roles ...
as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
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Alba Rohrwacher
Alba Caterina Rohrwacher (, ; born 27 February 1979) is an Italian actress.
Early life
Alba Rohrwacher was born in Florence, the daughter of a German father and an Italian mother.
From the age of 17 to 21 she studied medicine, intending to be a ...
as Vera
Production
In January 2019, it was announced
Julianne Moore,
Mia Goth,
KiKi Layne
Kiandra "KiKi" Layne (born December 10, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in such films as the romantic drama ''If Beale Street Could Talk'' (2018), the drama ''Native Son'' (2019), the action superhero film ...
,
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (; ' McLachlan, February 22, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), as well as roles ...
,
Marthe Keller and
Alba Rohrwacher
Alba Caterina Rohrwacher (, ; born 27 February 1979) is an Italian actress.
Early life
Alba Rohrwacher was born in Florence, the daughter of a German father and an Italian mother.
From the age of 17 to 21 she studied medicine, intending to be a ...
had joined the cast of the film, with
Luca Guadagnino directing from a screenplay by
Michael Mitnick
Michael Mitnick (born September 7, 1983) is an American playwright and screenwriter.
Early life
Mitnick grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Fox Chapel Area High School, a public school in the Allegheny Valley. His father is a profes ...
.
Filming
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...
began in November 2018.
Release
The film had its world première at the
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
in the
Directors Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...
section on May 17, 2019. Shortly after,
Mubi
Mubi (; stylized as MUBI; The Auteurs before 2010) is a global curated film streaming platform, production company and film distributor. Mubi produces and theatrically distributes films by emerging and established filmmakers, which are exclusivel ...
acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released on February 15, 2020.
Reception
Review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
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identified of critic reviews as positive, with an average rating of .
References
External links
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2019 short films
Italian short films
Films directed by Luca Guadagnino
2019 films
2010s Italian films