Rahouadj to star in Tavarelli’s Le Cose che Restano
French actress Farida Rahouadj (Silent Voices [+see also:
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Produced by Angelo Barbagallo and penned by screenwriting duo Stefano Rulli and Sandro Petraglia, the film like a sequel to The Best of Youth [+see also:
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Cineuropa met with Rahouadj at Venice Days at the Venice Film Festival, where Bertrand Blier’s The Clink of Ice [+see also:
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She told us: "In Tavarelli’s film, I play Shaba, a woman who works in an Iraqi refugee camp alongside Italian doctors. In search of her daughter, Shaba goes to Sicily and is stopped by the police with a group of illegal immigrants. She is saved by Claudio Santamaria’s character, who hides her in his car. Shaba thus gets to know a fragmented Italian family, whose members are unable to communicate with each other, which is typical in this day and age.
The foreign woman acts as a catalyst and manages to reunite the family, help them rediscover mutual love. This shows that foreigners are not a threat but can help people find themselves".
The film revolves around this family over a ten-year time frame, against the backdrop of events that changed the cultural life of the whole country. According to Rahouadj, it includes "moments of great emotion and also harshness, which make it suitable for the big screen too.”
“On set, there was a magic atmosphere, a great mutual understanding between producer, director and actors and the troupe worked with great enthusiasm, generosity and cheerfulness. Besides, didn’t Jean Cocteau say that the Italians are French people in a good mood?", concluded Rahouadj, who has extensive theatre experience and is currently working on a new project about Olga Knipper in Marseilles.
(Translated from Italian)
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