
a brighter tomorrow

a brighter tomorrow () is a 2023 italian-language comedy-drama film co-written and directed by nanni moretti. it is a co-production between italy and france.
the film was released in italy on 20 april 2023. it was selected to compete for the palme d'or at the 2023 cannes film festival, where it was screened on 24 may 2023.
synopsis.
giovanni is a director, paola a producer. giovanni shoots a film set in 1956, writes a film adaptation from john cheever's "the swimmer" and imagines a film with many italian songs.
production.
"il sol dell'avvenire" was co-written by nanni moretti with collaborators francesca marciano, federica pontremoli and valia santella. the film was co-produced by moretti through sacher film and by domenico procacci through fandango, with rai cinema and france's le pacte. it was produced in collaboration with france 3 cinéma, with the participation of canal+, ciné+ and france télévisions. moretti called the film "complex and costly".
filming began on 8 march 2022. shooting took place at cinecittà, as well as on the streets of rome. in may 2022, scenes were shot on rome's via dei fori imperiali, with an elaborate procession featuring a band, extras, horses and elephants. moretti's use of animals on set was criticized by animal rights groups, including lega anti vivisezione (lav). filming wrapped on 21 june 2022.
release.
"il sol dell'avvenire" was selected to compete for the palme d'or at the 2023 cannes film festival, where it was screened on 24 may 2023. the film was theatrically released in italy by 01 distribution on 20 april 2023, before its cannes screening, which, although considered a rare privilege, is permitted by the festival's regulations. it was theatrically released in france by le pacte on 28 june 2023. international sales are handled by kinology.
reception.
critical response.
on rotten tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 38% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. on metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 8 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

