A Brighter Tomorrow
A self-reflexive Italian comedy-drama follows a director whose political film and fracturing family life collide in a wistful celebration of cinema.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- witty
- melancholic
- arthouse movie night
- cultural film discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an affectionate and visually lively celebration of cinema whose nostalgic, metatextual impulses can become self-indulgent and uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Giovanni’s struggle to complete a film is interwoven with the film-within-the-film about the Italian Communist Party and the 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary.
The embedded production focuses on the impact of the USSR’s invasion of Hungary in 1956 on the Italian Communist Party.
Giovanni’s difficulties with his latest movie parallel his struggles with his family and relationship with Paola.
The story celebrates the love of cinema through Giovanni’s filmmaking ambitions and nostalgic artistic impulses.
Films like A Brighter Tomorrow, and why
8½
self-reflexive filmmaking comedy, marital strain, and affectionate engagement with cinema
The Worst Person in the World
melancholy european comedy-drama centered on an artist’s personal and creative crisis
Day for Night
metatextual cinema about filmmaking, relationships, and the tension between art and life
The Caiman
politically engaged italian comedy-drama balancing family conflict with cultural nostalgia
Movie Details
- Director
- Nanni Moretti
- Release Date
- 2023-04-20
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (351)
Cast
- Nanni Moretti
- Margherita Buy
- Silvio Orlando
- Barbora Bobuľová
- Mathieu Amalric
- Jerzy Stuhr
- Zsolt Anger
- Teco Celio
- Valentina Romani
- Flavio Furno
Common questions
- What is A Brighter Tomorrow about?
- A self-reflexive Italian comedy-drama follows a director whose political film and fracturing family life collide in a wistful celebration of cinema.
- What is A Brighter Tomorrow like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Brighter Tomorrow as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Brighter Tomorrow violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Brighter Tomorrow.
- What did critics think of A Brighter Tomorrow?
- Critics broadly found the film an affectionate and visually lively celebration of cinema whose nostalgic, metatextual impulses can become self-indulgent and uneven.
- Which films are like A Brighter Tomorrow?
- Films with a similar feel include 8½, The Worst Person in the World, Day for Night, and The Caiman.
- How long is A Brighter Tomorrow?
- A Brighter Tomorrow runs 96 minutes.
