Opening night: Pazza Gioia

There is a lot of madness in Italy - said Paolo Virzi during the presentation of La Pazza Gioia at the last Cannes Film Festival. And there is a lot of madness in this film starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Micaela Ramazzotti. But there is also a lot of humour, comical situations and brilliant dialogues, lots of love and strong emotions. Beatrice, pathological liar and bipolar, radiant and fragile, embarks Donatella, a young vivid and introverted woman into a road movie under the Tuscany sunshine, in search of freedom and especially love. This chaotic journey of two women is led by the fabulous interpretation of two actresses that take us from laughter to tears with disconcerting lightness and beauty. Virzi, at his best, manages one of the best Italian films of the last 5 years. Do not miss out on this masterpiece.

Flagey, Brussels Film Festival