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Days and Clouds

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Elsa (Margherita Buy) and Michele (Antonio Albanese) live a life of upper-middle-class luxury; she studies art restoration in her spare time, and he is a founding partner in a successful shipping firm. Their daughter, Alice (Alba Rohrwacher), is showered with gifts. But when Michele is forced out of the company, the couple's faith and commitment to each another is put to the test. Elsa looks for work to support the family, while Michele grows depressed over the family's dwindling prospects.
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An elegantly acted art house film about a middle class couple's struggle to hold their lives together, Days and Cloud is both sensitive and engrossing.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com A great deal of the reason for that belongs solely to Buy. This is, without a doubt, one of the finest performances by an actress I've seen this year, nearly up to the same remarkable plateau as Kristin Scott Thomas' work in I've Loved You So Long. Rated: 3/4 Nov 26, 2008 Full Review Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Days and Clouds, despite its darkness, warmly reminds us that if we have each other, sometimes that's all we need. Rated: 3/4 Nov 21, 2008 Full Review John Anderson Washington Post Days and Clouds serves as a primer in coping with depression, financial and/or personal. But it is stirring, serious and, ultimately, mercifully optimistic cinema. Oct 17, 2008 Full Review Martin Tsai New York Sun Mr. Soldini, who made the 2001 sleeper hit “Bread and Tulips,” has thoughtfully fashioned a human interest story out of current events by creating wholly believable characters and scenarios. Apr 21, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's not a film for those who go to movies to escape life. Rated: B May 30, 2011 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Well intentioned yet utterly dull... Rated: 2/4 Mar 5, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Well acted and painfully realistic. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Intriguing and well-acted. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Brutally Honest, Intense and still Warm... Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty great film. Very interesting to see the the rapid decline of two people's lives. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Life is a struggle. Here is a very well told story of a couple in times of financial woes. Good acting and script sustain momentum from beginning to end. A descendant of the Italian realism movies. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie goes well with our current economic downfall. It serves as a reminder that losing a job can happen to anybody, and life can change over night. In the end we have to face the reality, pick up the pieces, and move on with our life. However, It's not nearly as engaging or dramatic as other Italian flicks....it's very quiet, and not much happens. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Silvio Soldini

Director

Margherita Buy

Elsa

Antonio Albanese

Michele

Giuseppe Battiston

Vito

Alba Rohrwacher

Alice

Carla Signoris

Nadia

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Synopsis Elsa (Margherita Buy) and Michele (Antonio Albanese) live a life of upper-middle-class luxury; she studies art restoration in her spare time, and he is a founding partner in a successful shipping firm. Their daughter, Alice (Alba Rohrwacher), is showered with gifts. But when Michele is forced out of the company, the couple's faith and commitment to each another is put to the test. Elsa looks for work to support the family, while Michele grows depressed over the family's dwindling prospects.
Director
Silvio Soldini
Producer
Lionello Cerri
Screenwriter
Doriana Leondeff, Francesco Piccolo, Federica Pontremoli, Silvio Soldini
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Lumière & Company, RTSI, Amka Films Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 11, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$109.3K
Runtime
1h 59m