Marcel!

2022 film by Jasmine Trinca

Marcel!

Italian theatrical release poster

Directed by| Jasmine Trinca
Written by|

* Jasmine Trinca
* Francesca Manieri

Starring|

* Alba Rohrwacher
* Maayane Conti
* Giovanna Ralli
* Valentina Cervi
* Umberto Orsini

Cinematography| Daria D'Antonio
Edited by| Chiara Russo
Music by| Matti Bye

Production
companies

* Cinema Undici
* Rai Cinema
* Totem Atelier

Distributed by| Rezo Films

Release dates

* 21 May 2022 (2022-05-21) (Cannes)
* 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) (Italy)

Running time

| 93 minutes
Countries|

* France
* Italy

Language| Italian

Marcel! is a 2022 drama film directed by Jasmine Trinca who co-wrote the screenplay with Francesca Manieri. Starring Alba Rohrwacher, Maayane Conti, and Giovanna Ralli, it is the director's feature debut and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

## Synopsis

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The film portrays a troubled relationship between a street artist mother (Alba Rohrwacher) and her saxophone-playing daughter (Maayane Conti) who competes with the mother's dog Marcel for affection. It is Marcel (the only character in the film to have a name) who takes part in the mother's performances, while the daughter is not allowed to. When Marcel has an accident, the daughter comforts her distraught mother and the two set off on a trip in preparation for a street art festival, staying with a cousin on the way.[1] Rohrwacher and Conti had played the roles of mother and daughter in Trinca's 2020 short film Being my Mom before reuniting for Marcel, the director's first feature film.[2]

In the words of the director: "Marcel! doesn’t necessarily tell the truth, but focuses on portraying credibility; a place where things happen but more so, a world of projections where love is the core of it all. It is an attempt to rewrite a motherdaughter relationship where cruelty and care coexist, and it is shared by two women who are growing up."[3]

## Cast

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* Alba Rohrwacher as the mother
* Maayane Conti as the daughter
* Valentina Cervi as the cousin
* Giovanna Ralli as the grandmother
* Umberto Orsini as the grandfather
* Giuseppe Cederna as the elegant friend
* Dario Cantarelli as the suitor
* Valeria Golino as the psychoanalyst

## Release

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The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2022.[1]

## Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds 4 out of 4 "Fresh" (that is, generally favourable) ratings.[4]

In a review for Screen International, Jonathan Holland described the film as a "delicate, well-observed homage to mime, to silent film, and to Rome in summertime" that "carefully and lovingly blends different tropes into a distinctive and often engaging part-real, part-fantasy world".[5]

## Awards

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Award  | Category  | Recipient/Nominee  | Result

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Davide di Donatello Awards | Best New Director  | Jasmine Trinca | Nominated
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best New Director  | Jasmine Trinca  | Nominated
Best Costume Design  | Marta Passarini  | Nominated
Raindance Film Festival | Best Debut Feature  | Jasmine Trinca  | Nominated
Best Director  | Jasmine Trinca  | Nominated
Silk Road International Film Festival  | Best Film  | Jasmine Trinca  | Nominated
Best New Director  | Jasmine Trinca  | Nominated

The lead animal actor, Marcel, shared the Grand Jury Prize during the Palm Dog Award ceremony at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Review: Marcel!". Cineuropa. 21 May 2022.
2. ^ "Jasmine Trinca examines the mother-daughter relationship in Marcel!". Cannes film festival. 21 May 2022.
3. ^ "Marcel! (English press kit)" (PDF). Cannes film festival. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
4. ^ "Marcel!". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
5. ^ "Marcel!". Screen International. 21 May 2022.
6. ^ Roxborough, Scott; Ritman, Alex (27 May 2022). "Cannes: 'War Pony' Poodle Brit Wins Palm Dog Award". The Hollywood Reporter.

## External links

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* Marcel! at IMDb