The Life That I Want
- Sandra Ceccarelli: Laura / Eleonora
- Luigi Lo Cascio: Stefano / Federico
- Galatea Ranzi: Chiara / Vittoria
- Fabio Camilli: Raffaele
- Ninni Bruschetta: Luca
- Camilla Filippi: Monica
- Paolo Sassanelli: Diego
- Roberto Citran: Giordani
- Gea Lionello: Marina
- Sasa VULICEVIC: Luciano / The Baron
The life that I always wanted ( original title: La vita che vorrei ) is an Italian film from 2004 by Giuseppe Piccioni. In Germany the film was released in theaters in the fall of 2006.
Action
The film is multi-layered because it shows the casting and the shooting of a tragic love story of the late 19th century, the private life of movie actors involved and approaches in the plot of the movie in the movie and sets to each other in parallel.
The professional working actor Stefano should assume the lead role in the planned film. He thinks that Chiara, with which he has often worked together in films gets the female lead. But the director can audition Laura and gives her this role, while Chiara receives a minor role. The spontaneous operation Laura to be allowed that do not distinguish between their own feelings and those of their role feels irritated and charmed Stefano alike, so that they fall in love.
Laura provides Eleonora is, the mistress of a baron. Stefano takes over the role of Federico, who falls in love with Eleonora, even though he is married to Vittoria, played by Chiara. Against their feelings to Eleonora decides under the pressure of circumstances of time, not to continue the relationship with Federico. Also behind Laura and Stefano are initially other people, which leads to tension and to break the liaison. Only after Laura gave birth to a son, they can contact to Stefano again.
Criticism
"Wonderful contrast between the highly emotional dialogues, the two most turn of the century set pour from the heart chambers, and the lowlands of the postmodern relationship Clinch. Elegant and very entertaining takes a stroll Piccioni between the two narrative and time levels. Was it then the social conventions, rebelled against the lovers with ardent passion, they stand today hesitantly, hesitatingly and in their own vanities caught primarily in your own way. " ( Der Tagesspiegel, February 17, 2005)
Award
- 2006 Festival du Cinema de Bastia Italy: Best Actress for Sandra Ceccarelli.