Small Body

2021 film

Small Body

Directed by| Laura Samani [it]
Starring|

* Celeste Cescutti
* Ondina Quadri

Cinematography| Mitja Licen
Music by| Fredrika Stahl

Release date

* 10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) (CFF)

Running time

| 89 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

Small Body (Italian: Piccolo corpo) is a 2021 Italian drama film directed by Laura Samani [it], at her feature film debut.[1] It premiered at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, in the Critics' Week sidebar.[2][3] It won the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year.[4]

## Plot

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Agata's baby is stillborn. According to Catholic tradition, its soul is condemned to Limbo. When she hears of a church whose priest has the supernatural power to bring a dead child back to life she ventures on a journey with the child in a coffin on her back.

## Reception

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Small Body has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 17 reviews, and an average rating of 7.7/10.[5] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generaly favorable reviews".[6]

## Awards

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* David di Donatello Awards

2022 Winner David Best New Director (Migliore Regista Esordiente)

2022 Nominee David Best Song (Migliore Canzone)

* Cannes Film Festival

2021 Nominee Grand Prix de la Semain de la Critique

2021 Nominee Caméra d'or

* Premio Flaiano

2022 - Winner best first feature to Laura Samani

* Bobbio Film Festival

Winner best first feature to Laura Samani

* Premio "Beppe Ciavatta" \- Winner Best New Director Laura Samani

* Premio Suso Cecchi d'Amico \- Best script (2022)

* European Film Awards

2022 Winner European Film Award, European Discovery - Prix Fipresci

* Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

2022 Nominee Best New Director (Migliore Regista Esordiente)

* London Film Festival

2021 Nominee Sutherland Award First Feature Competition

2021 Winner Sutherland Award - Honourable Mention

* Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival

2022 Nominee International Competition: Full-Length Films

2022 Winner Special Jury Diploma International Competition: Full-Length Films

* Palm Springs International Film Festival

2022 Nominee New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize

* Slovene Film Festival

2021 Winner Vesna Best Minority Coproductions

2021 Winner Vesna Best Cinematography (Mitja Licen)

* Stockholm Film Festival

2021 Nominee Bronze Horse Best Film

* Trieste Film Festival

2023 Winner SNCCI Award Best Italian Film

* Annecy Italian Cinema Festival

2021 Winner Audience Award International Competition

* Dublin International Film Festival

2022 Winner Dublin Film Critics Award - Best Director

* Golden Globes, Italy

2022 Winner Golden Globe Best First Feature (Migliore Opera Prima)

* Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

2022 Winner Emerging Filmmaker Award

* Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

2022 Nominee Best Cinematography (Mitja Licen)

10th place

* Golden Ciak Awards

2022 Nominee Golden Ciak Best First Feature (Migliore Opera Prima)

* Seville European Film Festival

2021 Winner Audience Award - Historias Extraordinarias

* Chéries-Chéris

2021 Winner Acting Prize Best Actor (Celeste Cescutti, Ondina Quadri)

2021 Nominee Grand Prize Chéries-Chéris Feature Film

* Bellaria Film Festival (BFF)

2022 Nominee Casa Rossa Best Film (Miglior Film)

## References

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1. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2022-04-05). "Small Body review – a sublimely shot parable of spiritual redemption". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
2. ^ De Marco, Camillo (10 July 2021). "Review: Small Body". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
3. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (8 July 2021). "'Small Body' Director Laura Samani on Catholicism, Female Empowerment and Gender Fluidity". Variety. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
4. ^ "Small Body". European Film Awards. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
5. ^ "Small Body". Rotten Tomatoes.
6. ^ "Small Body". Metacritic.

## External links

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* Small Body at IMDb
* Small Body at Rotten Tomatoes

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