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PMA Films: Amanda

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SCREENING IN THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM


Cavalli’s directorial eye is as sharp as her writer’s wit, a combination that makes for an unusually assured debut.
— Natalia Keogan, Paste

94 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Carolina Cavalli. In Italian with English subtitles.

Born into an upper-class family with a doting mother who foots the bill for her indolent lifestyle, 24-year-old combative Amanda (emerging talent Benedetta Porcaroli) searches for boyfriends but only finds misfits who are repelled by her intensity. She longs for connection but has never had a friend of her own… until she discovers a long lost childhood bond, spurring a mission to convince another recluse that they are still best friends. A playful, provocative feature debut from writer-director Carolina Cavalli.

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