The life and career of the three sisters inimitable Fontana. Micol is only a seamstress Emilia with 500 pounds in his pocket when he arrives in Rome with John and Zoe. The effort is matched by the beginning of a passion for fashion, until the day when the world sees them. The event is the marriage of Tyrone Power and the wedding dress is packed by Atelier Fontana. In the 50 sets Americans have brought Hollywood on the banks of the Tiber and the Via Veneto, felt the Dolce Vita. When the great American divas call the Fontana sisters, that's their dream come true. From Ava Gardner Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, the success was immediate and the suffering of the rewards of private grief. From a tailoring of the three sisters in the fashion district will bring the elegance of Italian style worldwide.
The summer before college, bright-yet-irreverent Elliott comes face-to-face with her older self during a mushroom trip. The encounter spurs a funny and heartfelt journey of self-discovery and first love as Elliott prepares to leave her childhood home.
Writer-director Megan Park’s tender, surprising sophomore feature cleverly uses its high-concept premise of a visit from one’s future self to launch a refreshing, nuanced exploration of the uncertainties of young romance and coming of age. My Old Ass is a sweet teenage love story, a lively contemporary comedy, and a quirky riff on time-travel films all in one.
Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza have a terrific unlikely chemistry, as the sass and self-assuredness of the young Elliott, as played by Stella, blends and overlaps with Plaza’s sardonic humor as a more mature Elliott. The care and affection shown in the film’s depiction of Elliott’s rural hometown in her last days before taking off for adulthood visually highlights her emotional journey, evoking a nostalgia for days that haven’t even ended yet.—HZ