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Simple Women

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An Italian director dreams of making a film about the life of a Romanian actress. She discovers that her subject bears little resemblance to the star she once idolized.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas AWFJ.org 09/30/2019
Simple Women is ultimately a moving and intelligent exploration not of the phenomenon of stardom itself, but of the complex mechanics that underpin our own capacity to invest such deep emotional feeling into the act of being a fan. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 09/23/2019
The breathtaking risk [Malta] takes makes her feature debut an incredible opening statement. Go to Full Review Amy Nicholson Variety 09/16/2019
B
A dizzying story about ambition and artistic competition Go to Full Review Monique Vigneault Film Inquiry 09/23/2019
Simple Women makes for an interesting examination of false effigies and washed-up idols and one thing's for sure, the two women in focus are most certainly anything but simple. And that makes for good cinema. Go to Full Review Jonathan Christian The Playlist 09/07/2019
C+
Malta should be commended for her distinctive style, but Simple Women has the same problem as countless first-time feature films: too many ideas and too little depth. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Chiara Malta

Director

Jasmine Trinca

Federica

Elina Löwensohn

Self

Francesco Acquaroli

Actor

Jay Natelle

Elina's Agent

Chiara Malta

Writer

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Movie Info

Synopsis An Italian director dreams of making a film about the life of a Romanian actress. She discovers that her subject bears little resemblance to the star she once idolized.
Director
Chiara Malta
Screenwriter
Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach, Marco Pettenello
Production Co
RAI Cinema, Vivo Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 20m