Human Capital
Not just a chic thriller, but an engrossing study of Italian society and a downward-spiralling economy.
Human Capital
HUMAN CAPITAL begins at the end, as a cyclist is run off the road by a careening SUV the night before Christmas Eve. As details emerge of the events leading up to the accident, the lives of the well-to-do Bernaschi family, privileged and detached, will intertwine with the Ossolas, struggling to keep their comfortable middle-class life, in ways neither could have expected. Dino Ossola (Fabrizio Bentivoglio), in dire financial straits, anticipates the birth of twins with his second wife (Valeria Golino). Meanwhile, Dino's teenage daughter's relationship with hedge-fund manager Giovanni Bernaschi's playboy son complicates an already tricky social dance of status, money and ambition. Paolo Virzi's taut character study deconstructs the typical linear narrative, observing transformative events from each character's perspective. The result is a nuanced account of desire, greed and the value of human life in an age of rampant capitalism and financial manipulation.
Winner of seven David di Donatello and eight Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) awards.
Winner of seven David di Donatello and eight Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) awards.
Genre
Drama
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Runtime
110
Language
Italian
Director
Paolo Virzì
Cast
Fabrizio Bentivoglio,
Matilde Gioli,
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi,
Valeria Golino,
Fabrizio Gifuni
FEATURED REVIEW
Jay Weissberg,Variety
A slick, stylish drama, “Human Capital” starts as a class critique wrapped around a whodunit, and though the mystery elements have overtaken the social assessment by the final third, the pic remains an engrossing, stinging look at aspirational parvenus and the super-rich they emulate. Perfectly cast ...
Played at
Town Center 5 11.28.14 - 12.04.14
Playhouse 7 1.16.15 - 1.22.15
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