C'è ancora domani
Stylish drama about a housewife trying to break free from her husband’s tyranny in 1946 Rome. Was a huge hit in Italian cinemas and sparked a national debate about the culture of machismo in Italy.
Delia and Ivano live in Rome with their children and Ivano’s ailing father. The caring Delia resigns herself to her traditional role of wife and mother who has to make ends meet. Ivano, the pater familias, misses no opportunity to point out to Delia that he takes care of the income and mistreats his wife. He only shows respect for his manipulative father. One bright spot in Delia’s life is her daughter Marcella’s engagement to a middle-class boy. Delia sees this as a chance for Marcella to escape the same fate and have a better life. But everything changes when Delia receives a mysterious letter.
C’È ANCORA DOMANI is the feature debut of Italian actress and (screen)writer Paola Cortellesi, who also plays the lead role of Delia herself. The film is made in the neorealist style of Italian film classics such as ROMA, CITTÀ APERTA (1945) and LADRI DI BICICLETTE (1948). The film was released in Italy at a time when the country was in the throes of the murder of 22-year-old Giulia Cecchettin, a student killed by her ex-boyfriend. Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Italy to demonstrate against femicide. (mv)