19-year-old Leonardo moves to Siena to study Italian literature and experiences increasing mental turmoil. Playful, atmospheric character study of a restless young adult. Co-produced by Luca Guadagnino. Nominated for the Queer Lion award at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
19-year-old Leonardo (Manfredi Marini) wants nothing more than to leave Palermo and his dominant mother. Out of ideas, he follows his older, partying sister to London to study business, yet returns to Italy. He impulsively decides to study Italian literature in Siena. However, the somewhat stubborn Leonardo has issues adapting and scarcely has contact with his housemates. He hides away in his room, complaining about his professor who has Dante all wrong in his eyes. He moves to Turin where his…
