''Me and You'' ( it, Io e te) is a 2012 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international ...

, based on the novel with the same name by

Niccolò Ammaniti Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for '' As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of ''I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura'') ...

. The film was screened out of competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. It was Bertolucci's final feature film before his death on 26 November 2018.

Plot

Lorenzo has difficulties in communicating with other people and pays more attention to his inner world. When his class goes to the mountains for a week to ski, Lorenzo secretly settles in the basement of his apartment building. However, his loneliness is interrupted with an unexpected appearance of an unfamiliar girl, whose story is closely interwoven with that of Lorenzo and his family.

Cast

* Jacopo Olmo Antinori as Lorenzo * Tea Falco as Olivia *

Sonia Bergamasco Sonia Bergamasco (born 16 January 1966) is an Italian actress. Born in Milan, Bergamasco graduated in piano at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory and then enrolled the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, graduating in 1990.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Mass ...

as Lorenzo's mother * Pippo Delbono as Psychologist * Veronica Lazar as Lorenzo's grandmother

Reception

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the film has a score of 57% based on reviews from 17 critics. Philip French of The Observer called it "a lightweight disappointing affair".

References

External links

* 2012 films 2012 drama films Italian drama films 2010s Italian-language films Films directed by Bernardo Bertolucci Films about siblings 2010s Italian films {{2010s-drama-film-stub