According to the old-same-story that a Film Festival should always be covered by new upcoming stuff about the cinema world, the first day of the International Roma Film Festival 2010, has satisfied the previews stories about suspance.
As Sergio Castellitto, the President of the Jury of this edition of the Festival, has told to the journalist during his greetings for media in the early hours of the afternoon, confirming his convinction that a movie (and so, a Festival) has to give to the public its urgence in being viewed, he told also about his intention to support the announced sit-in (really done during the Red Carpet sessions in the evening) by the italian indipendent movie workers and author against the not-too-appropriate support of their works by the italian politicians.
By the way, this first day of screenings and press conference, has shown the newest movie by Massy Tajedin (starring the so skinny Keira Knightley and the sexy Eva Mendes) in a comedy about gelousy, couples and, of course, love, in New York, and the 23 minutes preview of “Tron: Legacy“, the bigger-next-thing of the Tron-story, full of special effects, 3D and the excellent performance by an old Jeff Bridges, supported by the stron-tronic soundtrack by Daft Punk, also here in Rome for the Red Carpet, playing their well-known amazing songs in front of the public.
Love, 3D, authors and the typical roman mood: not bad for this first day of the fifth edition of RFF.

About “Last Night”:

a NICK WECHSLER/WESTBOURNE/GAUMONT production

“Last Night”
Written & directed by Massy Tadjedin

with:

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

SAM WORTHINGTON

EVA MENDES

GRIFFIN DUNNE

and

GUILLAUME CANET

FILM DESCRIPTION

Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes join forces in this tantalizing and
emotionally powerful story of trust, lust and deception. Last Night is a
brilliant evocation of all the grey zones of fidelity – how a choice made
in a mere instant can be of regrettable and irrevocable consequence.
Michael and Joanna Reed (Sam Worthington and Keira Knightley) seem to have it
all. Young, attractive and successful, they’re a married couple who’ve
lucked into spiritual and material well-being, sharing a comfortable and
seemingly perfect life in their trendy Manhattan apartment. But when the
Reeds attend one of Michael’s work parties, Joanna witnesses a suspicious
moment between her husband and his beautiful new co-worker, Laura (Eva
Mendes). The incident is fleeting and ambiguous – Joanna can’t be sure what
she did or didn’t see – but it sows an insidious seed of doubt that festers
at the core of their love.

In her breakthrough directorial debut, Massy Tadjedin probes the depths of
her characters’ psychologies; every thought, feeling and instinct
reverberates with intimate force. As the characters’ selfish motivations
are pushed and pulled by the powers of lust and loyalty, a central question
arises: can suspicion itself provoke, or justify, infidelity?

Nothing is glossed over in this examination of the mechanics of betrayal,
where the dynamics of doubt are explored to riveting effect.
Tadjedin elicits superlative performances from her actors and Knightley, in
particular, does some of her best work to date, imbuing Joanna with
maturity, compassion and an unbridled charge of desire. When Joanna reunites
with her former flame Alex (Guillaume Canet), the chemistry that comes to
life threatens to overwhelm her own feelings of fidelity towards Michael.
Turning conventional concepts of morality on their head, Tadjedin cleverly
manipulates our sympathies for each character, making Last Night a
provocative film about modern love and marriage.
LAST NIGHT

Cast & crew

Joanna KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
Michael SAM WORTHINGTON
Alex GUILLAUME CANET
Laura EVA MENDES
Andy DANIEL ERIC GOLD
Stuart SCOTT ADSIT
Truman GRIFFIN DUNNE
Sandra STEPHANIE ROMANOV
Neal ANSON MOUNT
Client #1 STEPHEN MAILER
Client #2 JOHN TREACY EGAN
Maggie JUSTINE COTSONAS
Caroline KAREN PITTMAN
Server JON NORMAN SCHNEIDER
Hostess CHRISELLE ALMEIDA
Waiter ZACH POOLE
Barbara RAE RITKE
Fred CHRISTIAN LORENTZEN
Front Desk Clerk WILLIAM CLEMENTE

 Written and Directed  by MASSY TADJEDIN
Producer NICK WECHSLER
Executive Producer BUDDY ENRIGHT
Co-Producer SATSUKI MITCHELL
Production Designer TIM GRIMES
Director of Photography PETER DEMING
Casting Director (LA) LARAY MAYFIELD
Costume designer ANN ROTH
by Ilaria Rebecchi