London-schooled Italian director Duccio Chiarini is in Locarno with his second feature “The Guest,” an end-of-relationship drama-comedy which was launched as a project at Locarno’s Alliance for Development initiative, after which the script was developed at Cannes’ Cinefondation La Résidence. It’s an end-of-relationship drama triggered by a pregnancy scare. The couple’s breakup prompts the protagonist Guido, who is pushing 40, to wind up sleeping on friends and parents’ couches in homes where he witnesses the fragility of other relationships. “The Guest” will screen Thursday on the Piazza Grande, a clear indication that it’s considered a potential crowdpleaser. Chiarini spoke to Variety about making the transition from his micro-budget debut “Short Skin” to larger scale, albeit ultra-indie, production and why he thinks that, though it stems from typically Italian woes, “The Guest” can speak to global audiences.
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- 8/8/2018
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