There is no point in denying it, for the success of a film the ability of the actors to give strength and credibility to the story is a fundamental requirement. Because cinema is not just direction and screenplay, but is made of bodies that fill the screen and convey emotions. Italian cinema in recent years has discovered a new generation of intense and prepared performers, who often come from the theater and prefer more rigorous and measured artistic paths to the pursuit of stardom. This is the case of Isabella Ragonese, "the clean face of our cinema". Always convincing and immune to acting stereotypes, despite his ever-increasing commitments on the big screen he has not lost his love for experimental theatre. And the stage itself is the meeting place of her two creative veins: that of an interpreter and that of a theater author and director.
Enrico Magrelli: Journalist and film critic, Enrico Magrelli has been, since the first episode, one of the authors and hosts of the Rai 3 daily program Hollywood Party. He was director of cinema news at Tele+. From 1979 to 1982 he was part of Carlo Lizzani's creative and organizational staff at the Venice Film Festival. From 1988 to 1990 he was Director of the Critics' Week of the Venetian festival. In 1991 he was Guglielmo Biraghi's right-hand man at the Venice Film Festival. His monographs dedicated to Robert Altman, Roman Polanski, Nanni Moretti. He has edited a dozen volumes including: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Marilyn Monroe, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Nagisa Oshima, Satyajt Ray. Since 2004, he has been part of the Selection Commission of the Venice International Film Festival, an event in which he works side by side with director Marco Müller. Since 2009 he has been Curator of the National Film Library. He is the author and host of Ciakpoint, a Rai Movie program dedicated to cinema.
Isabella Ragonese: Born in Palermo in 1981, Isabella Ragonese obtained a diploma in acting from the Teatès School in 2000. Actress and playwright, she has written, directed and performed in several of her works such as Che male vi fo, Bestino e Mamur. The transition to cinema occurs with Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese, which opens the doors to increasingly important roles. This is followed by Tutta la vita davanti (2008) by Paolo Virzì,Viola di mare (2008) by Donatella Maiorca, Due vite per caso (2009) by Alessandro Aronadio, Oggi sposi (2010) by Luca Lucini, Dieci inverni (2010) by Valerio Mieli. Her consecration took place with La nostra vita, the film by Daniele Luchetti whose performance earned her the Nastro d'Argento as best supporting actress. This was followed by leading roles in Un altro mondo (2010) by Silvio Muccino and in Il primo incarico (2010) by Giorgia Cecere. It will soon be in theaters with Il giorno in più, Massimo Venier's latest film. However, her success at the cinema does not prevent her from returning to the theater stage: in 2011 she directed and starred in Lady Grey, the monologue by New Yorker Will Eno.