Luce dei miei occhi (2001)
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Luigi Lo Cascio, Sandra Ceccarelli, Silvio Orlando, Barbara Valente
A science-fiction-loving driver falls for a debt-burdened shopkeeper and takes work from the ruthless lender exploiting her.
The story
Antonio is a responsible, kind-hearted driver whose passion for science fiction draws him into an imagined world where he inhabits the role of Morgan, protagonist of an imaginary novel. Maria has taken on debt to buy a frozen-food shop and to prove herself a good mother to Lisa, whom the grandparents want to take away from her. Antonio falls in love with Maria and learns that Saverio, a ruthless man to whom she owes a large monthly payment, is exploiting her. Antonio begins working for Saverio, taking on the tasks he assigns.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Antonio (Luigi Lo Cascio) is a responsible and kind-hearted driver. His passion for science fiction leads him to live in a world of his own, where he takes on the role of his alter ego, Morgan, the protagonist of an imaginary science-fiction novel. Maria (Sandra Ceccarelli), meanwhile, has gone into debt to buy a frozen-food shop and to prove that she is a good mother to Lisa, whom the grandparents want to take away from her. Antonio falls in love with Maria and, when he discovers that she is being exploited by Saverio (Silvio Orlando), a ruthless man to whom she owes a large monthly debt payment, he starts working for the loan shark, carrying out every task he assigns him until the debt has been paid off.
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