Aprile

• Comedy

A wryly self-reflexive comedy unfolds amidst the whirlwind of the 1996 Italian election, but its true focus lies on the disorienting, sweetly anxious experience of a film director becoming a father. Moretti blends documentary footage of the burgeoning Berlusconi phenomenon with intimately observed scenes of his own life, not to offer political commentary, but to explore how large-scale events distort and refract personal anxieties. The film’s humor stems from its deadpan acknowledgement of its own constructed nature, a playful deconstruction of filmmaking itself, all while navigating the profound, often mundane, adjustments to new parenthood. This isn’t a satire of politics, but a tender, fragmented portrait of a man struggling to reconcile public spectacle with private transformation, crafting a uniquely melancholic and playful tone.