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Italy’s official submission for Academy consideration in the Foreign Language Film category, this critically incisive tale of two families colliding during the recent financial crisis is based on American novelist Stephen Amidon’s story but transposed to Europe. It won a host of David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film, Screenplay, Actress (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), Supporting Actress (Valeria Golino) and Supporting Actor (Fabrizio Gifuni). As the social dance unfolds between the affluent, aloof Bernaschi family and the middle-class, financially-strapped Ossolas, the value of a human life becomes easily overshadowed by money and power. With Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Matilde Gioli. In Italian with English subtitles. Director: Paolo Virzi. (Italy 2014) 110 min.