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The Misunderstood Love
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Wikipedia article
'The Misunderstood Love' (in italian 'L'Amore Incompreso') is a 2013 Italian dramatic short film directed by Riccardo Di Gerlando.
Synopsis
A man witnesses the physical mutation of a young woman with Down syndrome.
Set in the Italian region Liguria and more specifically at the Hanbury Gardens and Bordigheras Villa Etelinda, the movie deals with the theme of disability emphasizing how ephemeral is the distinction between normal and different, especially when related to love.
The protagonists are two young adults with Down syndrome. Holding hands, they picture themselves living their pure and honest love in an imaginary world, inspired by a few posters hung on an old wall.
She imagines herself as a long blonde haired girl, he pictures himself as an attractive young man, passionately in love. They seek, look, and meet each other. By meeting each other in their fantasies, they actually meet themselves in reality, as they are, in a touching bond of love and happiness.
Awards
'The Misunderstood Love' has been screened in over 20 film festivals worldwide. It won the following awards:
* Award Disability Issues Accolade Global Film Competition Web Award (USA)
* Best Short Movie Richmond Diversity Film Festival Los Angeles (California, USA)
* Best Actor Festival CinEuphoria ad Andrea Bonella Lisbona (Portogallo)
* Best Short Movie Festival CortoCultura by Petrosino Trapani (Italia)
* Best Short Movie MakarFest by Mazzarrone Catania (Italia)
* Best Director Festival CortiIncontri by SantUrbano Pordenone (Italia)
It has been selected in the following festivals:
* Official Selection 12th Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival (India)
* Official Selection 3rd Extraordinary Film Festival Namur (Belgio)
* Official Selection Sprout Film Festival New York City (New York, USA)
* Official Selection 21st International Festival of Local Televisions Kosice (Slovacchia)
* Official Selection Viareggio Shakespeare Film Festival Lucca (Italia)
* Official Selection Cervignano Film Festival Udine (Italia)
* Official Selection Fluvione Corto Festival Ascoli Piceno (Italia)
* Official Selection CortoBoomArt by Torre del Lago Lucca (Italia)
* Official Selection IV Concorso Corto e MALeCAVAT Potenza (Italia)
* Selection David di Donatello 2014
References
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