Luna e l'altra (1996)
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Iaia Forte, Maurizio Nichetti, Ivano Marescotti, Luigi Maria Burruano
A prim and devoted teacher loses her shadow, which takes on her likeness and begins living the experiences she never has.
The story
In 1950s Milan, Luna di Capua, an elementary-school teacher from Naples, has moved north for work. Meticulous and upright, she devotes herself to her pupils and to her elderly father, with whom she lives. Her father imagines a more outgoing daughter, and his wish seems set to come true through a fairy-tale-like turn of events. With help from a magic lamp owned by the magician Igor, Luna loses her shadow. The shadow takes on Luna’s likeness and the name Ombretta, opening the way for the experiences Luna herself has never had.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Milan, in the 1950s. Luna di Capua is an elementary-school teacher from Naples who has moved north for work: a meticulous, utterly upright woman who devotes her life to the children and to her elderly father, with whom she lives. He imagines a more outgoing daughter, and will see his dream come true as in the best fairy tales. With the help of a magic lamp belonging to the magician Igor, Luna loses her shadow, which takes on her likeness under the name Ombretta. Everything Luna has never done will be experienced by Ombretta, with a compelling effect of doubling.
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