{"id":22270,"date":"2025-06-06T19:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T19:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?p=22270"},"modified":"2025-12-13T00:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T00:49:51","slug":"the-time-it-takes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/the-time-it-takes\/","title":{"rendered":"THE TIME IT TAKES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22271\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/thetimeittakes_usposter_2025x3000-scaled-1-236x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/thetimeittakes_usposter_2025x3000-scaled-1-236x350.jpg 236w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/thetimeittakes_usposter_2025x3000-scaled-1-600x889.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/thetimeittakes_usposter_2025x3000-scaled-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>THE TIME IT TAKES<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">| 2025 &#8211; 110&#8242; &#8211; Drama, Films About Cinema,\u00a0 An Italy\/France Co-Production.<br \/>\nWritten by: Francesca Comencini.<br \/>\nDirected by:\u00a0Francesca Comencini.<br \/>\nStarring:\u00a0Fabrizio Gifuni,\u00a0Romana Maggiora Vergano,\u00a0Anna Mangiocavallo,\u00a0Luca Donini,\u00a0Daniele Monterosi,\u00a0Lallo Circosta,\u00a0Luca Massaro,\u00a0Giuseppe Lo Piccolo,\u00a0Luigi Bindi,\u00a0Laura Borrelli,\u00a0Paolo Mannozzi,\u00a0Gianfranco Gallo,\u00a0Massimiliano Di Vincenzo.<br \/>\nOfficial selection Venice International Film Festival 2024.<br \/>\nIn Italian with English subtitles.<br \/>\nA Distrib Films US Release. |<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The Director of\u00a0Pianoforte\u00a0 returns with an intimate and deeply moving reflection on her relationship with her father, Luigi Comencini \u2014 a revered figure in Italian cinema, yet a distant and elusive presence at home.\u00a0With both tenderness and restraint, she explores the contradictions of their bond, tracing a path from the wonder of childhood through the turmoil of adolescence, offering an honest and evocative portrait of love, memory, and the spaces in between.\u00a0A devoted father and filmmaker shares a special bond with his young daughter, discovering the magic of childhood together \u2014 especially on the fantastical\u00a0Pinocchio\u00a0set he\u2019s working on, where chaos and wonder collide. But as the daughter grows, the enchantment begins to fade. Adolescence brings distance and disillusionment; she spirals into drug use, concealing her struggles from her father. Refusing to turn away, he takes a decisive step \u2014 bringing her to Paris in a final attempt to rekindle their connection and guide her back to herself.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/B0FWLTJ2JP\/ref=atv_sr_fle_c_sr62ef6f_1_1_1?sr=1-1&amp;pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&amp;pageTypeId=B0FWMBW85T&amp;qid=1765478989002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH NOW<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE TIME IT TAKES | 2025 &#8211; 110&#8242; &#8211; Drama, Films About Cinema,\u00a0 An Italy\/France Co-Production. Written by: Francesca Comencini. Directed by:\u00a0Francesca Comencini. Starring:\u00a0Fabrizio Gifuni,\u00a0Romana Maggiora Vergano,\u00a0Anna Mangiocavallo,\u00a0Luca Donini,\u00a0Daniele Monterosi,\u00a0Lallo Circosta,\u00a0Luca Massaro,\u00a0Giuseppe Lo Piccolo,\u00a0Luigi Bindi,\u00a0Laura Borrelli,\u00a0Paolo Mannozzi,\u00a0Gianfranco Gallo,\u00a0Massimiliano Di Vincenzo. Official selection Venice International Film Festival 2024. In Italian with English subtitles. 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