Diciannove

(Giovanni Tortorici, 2024, Italy, 108 minutes)

The feature filmmaking debut of writer/director Giovanni Tortorici, Diciannove follows 19-year-old Leonardo (likeable newcomer Manfredi Marini) as he leaves home for the first time and inevitably rebels against his university professors, his peers, his family, and whoever/whatever else is handy. Replete with lots of handsome European scenery (Palermo, Siena, London), this moody shot-on-film attention-grabber was produced by Luca Guadagnino, and its depiction of the experience of being young indeed calls to mind Call Me by Your Name and Challengers.

In Italian with English subtitles.

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