This dramatic comedy about domestic violence was the biggest success at the Italian box office in 2023. It was finally released in French cinemas.
It is the story of a cinematic and societal explosion. This feature film which deals with a heavy subject, awarded three times at festivals, has become the biggest success of 2023 in Italy and has broken numerous records. It was finally released in French cinemas. There's Still Tomorrow, titled C'è ancora domani in the original version, is a film by Paola Cortellesi (also screenwriter and main actress), released in Italian cinemas on October 18, 2023.
Completely in black and white, this feature film follows the story of Delia, a stay-at-home mother victim of domestic violence in post-war Rome, in the second half of the 1940s. While Delia finds comfort in the imminent engagement of her eldest daughter, a mysterious letter will turn everything upside down and push the heroine to think of a better future for herself and for other women.
In Italy, this comedy-drama about domestic violence was the big hit of the year 2023. It became the ninth most viewed film in the country's history and the fifth among nationally produced films of all time , with more than 5.4 million tickets sold and 36.6 million euros raised. He had done even better, in Italy, than Barbie and Oppenheimer, the two Hollywood juggernauts of the year. This shows the scale of the phenomenon.
Beyond its unexpected success, There's Still Tomorrow has managed to put the debate on domestic violence back on the table, in a conservative country led by the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni. Unfortunately, the feminicide of Giulia Cecchettin, which occurred two weeks after the film's release in Italy, has revived interest in this feature film. Found dead in a ravine on November 18, 2023, this 22-year-old student was allegedly kidnapped and killed with 26 stab wounds by her ex-companion.
This 102nd feminicide of the year in Italy has provoked numerous rallies in the country. In an interview with Le Monde, the filmmaker calls out: “Our country has one femicide every 72 hours on average: we can’t take it anymore!” In this context, It Still Remains Tomorrow rekindled a sensitive debate in the country and was even screened in the Senate, while the director calls for a real prevention policy to prevent domestic violence. It is now possible to discover this Italian film phenomenon in France, since it was released in theaters on March 13, 2024.
