Marie Gicquel // Credits: ANDREA RONCHINI / NURPHOTO / NURPHOTO VIA AFP 9:45 p.m., March 12, 2024

An Italian black and white film released this Wednesday in France is not just any feature film: it is a social phenomenon in Italy where it broke all records last year.

“There is still tomorrow” recounts the domestic violence suffered by an Italian mother in a country marked by yet another feminicide. 

The film that brought Italians back to cinemas.

With more than 5 million admissions,

There's Still Tomorrow, 

the first film by actress Paola Cortellessi, has become a symbol of feminist commitment in Italy.

Already because it talks about domestic violence, the humiliations endured by Délia, a courageous mother under the influence of her husband in the aftermath of the Second World War, in a country that is still very macho.

But also because at the time of its release, last fall, yet another feminicide shook Italian society, that of a student stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend.

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 The return of Italian cinema

A true triumph 

Wide word of mouth and enthusiastic press, the film brought critics and audiences into agreement.

The public, who already knew the actress and director Paula Cortellessi, theater and television actress and comedian.

A work with an original aesthetic thanks to black and white images coupled with a modern and of course dramatic soundtrack, but which also borrows from Italian comedy.

There's Still Tomorrow

entered the top ten highest-grossing Italian films in history