‘Nostalgia’: Breaking Glass Pictures Acquires Italy’s Oscar Entry For North America
18.10.2022 - 17:53
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: In a deal with True Colours, Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to Mario Martone’s Nostalgia, Italy’s entry for the Best International Feature Oscar. The drama debuted in the Cannes competition last May, and Breaking Glass will continue its festival run in the U.S. through the end of the year with theatrical rollout set for early 2023.
Based on the novel by Ermanno Rea, Nostalgia stars Pierfrancesco Favino (The Traitor) as the middle-aged Felice Lasco, who returns to a bustling Naples after having lived in Egypt for 40 years. Once back, he is caught up in memories of a distant life spent in his hometown, as his criminal youth slowly catches up with him. Alongside Favino, the film stars Francesco Di Leva, Tommaso Ragno, Aurora Quattrocchi and Sofia Essaidi.
In his review, Deadline’s Todd McCarthy wrote the film “has the fantastic advantage of a densely displayed real-life setting and a lack of cliched old-school conventions.”
Nostalgia has been shortlisted at the European Film Awards for Best Film, Director, Actor and Screenplay. It also took multiple prizes during the 2022 Nastro d’Argento Awards including Best Director for Martone and Best Actor for Favino.
Breaking Glass acquired rights to the film in a deal negotiated between Rich Wolff, CEO, and Scott Motisko, VP of Acquisitions, Business Development & Sales, from Breaking Glass, and Giulia Casavecchia, Head of Sales at True Colours.
Said Casavecchia, “Adding North America to the more than fifty territories already sold around the world confirms once more that Nostalgia has the power of touching the feelings of a wide international audience. This deal also marks a renewed cooperation with a solid partner such as Breaking Glass