Il primo giorno della mia vita

Today I watched the movie as part of the festival Cinelibri in Sofia and I am quite sure that the film touched emotionally everybody in the theatre. I cried several times throughout the film.

It makes you ponder on the eternal questions for the point of living and the pursuit of happiness.

Genovese uses the music as another character in the movie giving it a critical role. Another intreseting fact is that some of the actors star also in other movies he has directed.

During the discussion in the movie theatre Genovese mentioned that he has on purpuse skipped to include in the film the first day of the lives of the characters, so this is something which differs the film from the book.

In conclusion: Definitely worth watching, psychological drama with a few comedy moment.