(ANSA) - ROME, APR 3 - Paola Cortellesi's directorial debut
C'e' Ancora Domani (There's Still Tomorrow) leads the runners
for this year's David di Donatello awards with 19 nominations
for Italy's version of the Oscars.
The black-and-white film, telling the domestic drama of an
abused housewife in post-war Rome and confronting issues of
patriarchy and women's empowerment in the year Italian women got
to vote for the first time, was the highest-grossing film at the
Italian box office in 2023.
Before the movie came out, Cortellesi was best known as a comedy
actress.
Matteo Garrone's migrant drama Io Capitano, which was nominated
for best international film at the 2024 Academy Awards, came
second with 15 David nominations.
Alice Rohrwacher's La Chimera got 13 nominations, Marco
Bellocchio's Rapito 11 and Edoardo De Angelis's Comandante 10.
The David di Donatello awards ceremony will take place on May 3
and they will be broadcast by Rai. (ANSA).
Cinema: Cortellesi gets 19 David nominations
Garrone's Io Capitano in running for 15 awards at Italian Oscars