Entirely self-produced by the couple through their own company Freeres, this is an intriguing first film, both for the themes it explores and for the rigorous stylistic decision to shoot in 4:3. Ernesto, by the couple composed of Alice De Luca and Giacomo Raffaelli who have just finished post-production on the title in question, might turn out to be next season’s surprise film, after a potential debut at the Venice Film Festival. Entirely self-produced by the two directors via their outfit Freeres, this is an intriguing first work, both for the themes it explores and the uncompromising stylistic choice to shoot in 4:3, in order to “offer up a few fragments of Ernesto’s life, as if the film were a lengthy reworking of the protagonist’s memory”, as the directors explain in their notes. Ernesto (Federico Russo) is an adolescent who wanders through the streets of Rome in search of himself.
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