Still Time (film)

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Still Time
Directed byAlessandro Aronadio [it]
Screenplay byAlessandro Aronadio
Renato Sannio
Story byJosh Lawson
StarringEdoardo Leo
Barbara Ronchi
CinematographyRoberto Forza
Edited byRoberto Di Tanna
Music bySanti Pulvirenti [it]
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2022 (2022)
LanguageItalian

Still Time (Italian: Era ora) is a 2022 Italian fantasy comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Alessandro Aronadio.[1][2][3][4]

Plot

Dante abruptly and passionately kisses stranger Alice on New Year's Eve, mistaking her for his date Fede, as they're dressed identically. Fede slaps him, and leaves.

Alice and Dante become involved and move in together. She's an artistic painter while he's away, swamped at work. Alice and their friends put together Dante's fortieth birthday in October 2010 at their place, to which he's very late for because of work and then visiting his dementia inflicted father.

At the party, Dante's lifelong friend Valerio gives him some things, including tickets to ride a roller coaster they'd always dreamed of. Dante doesn't have time, as he's planning to focus the upcoming decade on work. When he blows out the candles on his birthday cake, he makes a wish and the party abruptly ends.

Dante wakes to find Alice vomiting into the toilet. He wrongly guesses she had binge-drank the night before, but later sees she's pregnant. Mentioning she's in her 21st week, she offers him to feel a kick. That, and the changed furniture freak him out. Dante decides to go into work later, as Alice prepares his 41st birthday pancake.

When next Dante wakes, he believes he'd dreamt about the pregnancy, as Alice is thin again. Then he hears a baby crying, who Alice gets him to hold to prepare her bottle, but he's clearly uncomfortable. Not knowing it, Dante gets Alice to reveal his daughter's name, and is surprised it's Galadriel.

Dante's doctor assures him that he's healthy, although work-related stress could be to blame. Home again, Alice asks him to look after the inconsoleable baby. Once she's finally asleep, he tries to keep awake, but finally sees himself with a moustache and 43. Dante now knows every day he time travels to the next year's birthday.

Galadriel walks, and has some vocabulary, which Dante didn't know as he's apparently never home. He tells Valerio about the time jumping, who doesn't believe him. Deciding it's due to work stress, he goes to quit. Another year is jumped, and Dante finds himself the Director.

Dante discovers from secretary Francesca that he's been director for eight months. Then, Alice reminds him about their marriage counselling, and finds out he often doesn't go home because it's boring. Dante goes home alone, has a beer and jumps to 45.

Alice has moved out with Galadriel as they're separated, but Dante convinces her to come back home to talk. Then he has to get his father down from his nursing home's roof terrace. His Alzheimer's makes him forget how badly he'd treated his family. Returning home, Dante finds a half-naked Francesca cooking in his kitchen. Apparently they've been seeing each other for six months.

Alice arrives, so Dante asks Francesca to hide in the bathroom. She says she misses him, they both declare their love and kiss. Spotting pumps, Alice realizes Dante isn't alone, and leaves upset. He asks Francesca to promise to keep things ended before she leaves.

As soon as the door closes, Dante is 46. Francesca presents him with birthday cocktails, as there is a party in the back yard. He kicks out everyone but Valerio. Dante confides his 40th birthday wish was for more time, but got the opposite. He goes to Alice's, who needs to move on, and closes the door.

Dante frantically knocks on Alice's door, declaring his love, only to find Alice's multi-lingual personal trainer Omar, now he is 47. He takes Galadriel and Omar's puppy to the park. On their return, Omar suggests he live in the present. Dante throws the dog's ball, and another year passes.

Valerio meets Dante in the park where, as he's not drinking alcohol, he admits he's battling with cancer. Dante makes him promise to call him the next day. He visits his father after seeing Alice's exhibition and their mementos. At 49, Dante explains he'd justified neglecting his family to become a better provider for them, but realizes he ended up just like him.

Dante leaves the room to get his father water, returning to find he's passed. Outside he finds Valerio waiting for him, in remission from the cancer. Dante borrows his car, promptly takes the 90+ vacation days due him, gets a puppy and meets Alice and Galadriel at his front door.

Today Dante just wants to be together doing nothing special, to enjoy the moment, as both Galadriel and Omar had once mentioned. They spend the day playing and enjoying each other's company. Dante reads a book with Alice's illustrations to put Galadriel to sleep, and they fall asleep together.

As Dante wakes alone, he assumes another year has passed. Going into the kitchen, he finds them making a belated birthday pancake as it's finally tomorrow. Dante tells them of his three months off, and vows that work will never come before them again.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 2022 Rome Film Festival, and was released on Netflix on 16 March 2023.[5][6]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 75% based on 8 reviews.[7]

References

  1. ^ Fontaine, Jessica (16 March 2023). "Still Time Review - a funny reminder to appreciate life". Ready Steady Cut. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ Bosmiya, Nupur (16 March 2023). "Still Time Review: Poignant and Sweet Understanding of Complicated Relationships". Leisurebyte. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ Shulgasser-Parker, Barbara (15 March 2023). "Still Time Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ^ Shaffer, Marshall (16 March 2023). "'Still TIme' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?". Decider. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. ^ De Simone, Alessandro (21 March 2023). "'Era ora'. Che arrivasse un film italiano come questo". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (15 March 2023). "Netflix Picks Up Italian Rom-Com 'Still Time' For Global Release". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Still Time". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

External links

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