See You (1999 film)

See You
Directed byGianni Zanasi
Screenplay byGianni Zanasi
StarringStefania Rivi
Wilson Saba
CinematographyGiulio Pietromarchi
Edited byRita Rognoni
Music byGiuliano Taviani
Distributed byIstituto Luce
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
LanguageItalian

See You (Italian: A domani), also known as Until Tomorrow, is a 1999 Italian coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Gianni Zanasi. It premiered into the main competition at the 56th Venice International Film Festival.

Plot

Cast

  • Stefania Rivi as Stefania
  • Wilson Saba as Angelo
  • Andrea Corneti as Andrea
  • Paolo Sassanelli as the Mechanic
  • Mimmo Mancini as Capucci
  • Cesare Bocci as Ferrari

Production

The film was shot in the director's hometown Vignola.[1] Zanasi described it as "a little film without a story".[1] He wrote the screenplay in three weeks,[2] and shot it in seven weeks, with eight weeks of post-production.[1]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 56th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in which it entered the main competition.[1]

Reception

Variety's critic David Rooney described the film as "agreeable but slight", "self-consciously cute" and lacking spontaneity.[3] Irene Bignardi from La Repubblica noted the Éric Rohmer influences in the film, and described it as overly simplistic.[4] Tullio Kezich from Corriere della Sera referred to it as "initially pleasant, witty, and harmless, but increasingly weak as it progresses."[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fusco, Maria Pia (17 August 1999). "I miei giovani in fuga senza un vero perché". la Repubblica. p. 40.
  2. ^ Manin, Giuseppina (9 September 1999). "Zanasi: giovani autori, attenti ai "maestri" per il loro lasciapassare tradite voi stessi". Corriere della Sera. p. 39.
  3. ^ Rooney, David (31 October 1999). "See You". Variety. Vol. 376, no. 11. p. 92. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  4. ^ Bignardi, Irene (9 September 1999). "Due in fuga a Bologna ma solo per una notte". la Repubblica. p. 38.
  5. ^ Kezich, Tullio (9 September 1999). "Le chiacchiere di ragazzini non meritavano la gara". Corriere della Sera. p. 39.