I Told You So (2023 film)

I Told You So (Italian: Te l’avevo detto) is an Italian drama film, directed by Ginevra Elkann and released in 2023.[1] The film centres on several intertwining storylines about people coping with anxieties in Rome after the temperature has reached an unprecedented 50 degrees Celsius in January.[2]

I Told You so
FrenchTe l’avevo detto
Directed byGinevra Elkann
Written byGinevra Elkann
Chiara Barzini
Ilaria Bernardini
Produced bySimone Gattoni
Lorenzo Mieli
Paolo Sorrentino
Moreno Zani
StarringValeria Golino
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Danny Huston
Alba Rohrwacher
Greta Scacchi
CinematographyVladan Radovic
Edited byDesideria Rayner
Production
companies
The Apartment
RAI Cinema
Tenderstories
Distributed byBIM Distribuzione
The Match Factory
Release date
  • 8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The film's cast includes Valeria Golino as Pupa, a fading former porn star; Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Gianna, her devoutly religious former friend who returns with a score to settle; Sofia Panizzi as Gianna's daughter Mila; Danny Huston as Bill, a priest struggling with drug addiction; Alba Rohrwacher as Caterina, an alcoholic who is turning to Bill for spiritual guidance; and Greta Scacchi as Frances, Bill's sister who has returned to town to bury their mother after her death.[3] Riccardo Scamarcio, Gianmarco Saurino, Claudia Delli Noci, Bruno Pavoncello and Simone Rossi also appear in supporting roles.

The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It went into commercial release in Italy in February 2024.[5]

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