C'mon C'mon

Uma Thurman
21 October 19:30 Auditorium - Sala Petrassi PUB. ACC.

Festa del cinema

Synopsis

Johnny is a good-hearted yet emotionally blocked radio journalist on his latest story: traveling around the United States to interview children from the whole country and find out what they think of the world and the future. One day his sister Viv asks him to look after her eight-year-old son Jesse while she takes care of Jesse’s father, a man with mental health issues. Johnny agrees to spend time with the child, and somewhat unexpectedly, uncle and nephew form a close bond, full of tenderness, that will change them both, as they set off on an unforgettable road trip to Los Angeles, New York and New Orleans.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT With C’mon C’mon, I wanted to play with opposing scales. On the one hand the film is about the smallest of moments: giving a kid a bath, talking before bedtime. On the other, you’re traveling to big cities, hearing young people think out loud about their futures and the world’s future, so the intimate story is happening in the context of a far larger one. I often feel this same spectrum with my kid: our time together is so private, yet the biggest concerns of life are all there.
Johnny has to learn everything a parent learns but very, very fast. As a father, I’ve found that you feel you’re constantly a novice, trying to keep up as things shift, and this was a way of recreating that confusion, that always being not quite ready for what’s happening.
I knew I wanted unscripted moments with real kids. Most interesting was just seeing how resiliently these kids approach the world.

Director

Mike Mills

Born in Berkeley in 1966, Mike Mills graduated from the Cooper Union in New York. He made his feature directorial debut in 2005 with Thumbsucker, which premiered at the Berlinale and won the Silver Bear. Mills’ next feature, Beginners, earned Christopher Plummer an Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor, while his 20th Century Women received an Oscar® nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Mills has directed music videos and designed album covers for artists such as Sonic Youth, the Beastie Boys, Yoko Ono, Pulp, and The National, in addition to producing The National's most recent album, I Am Easy to Find.

Cast and Crew

Screenplay:
Mike Mills
Cinematography:
Robbie Ryan
Editing:
Jennifer Vecchiarello
Production Design:
Katie Byron
Costume Designer:
Katina Danabassis
Music:
Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner
Producer:
Chelsea Barnard, Lila Yacoub, Andrea Longacre-White
Production:
A24
Co-producer:
Joel Henry, Rachel Jensen, Geoff Linville
Italian Distribution:
Notorious Pictures
Cast:
Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster, Jaboukie Young-White

Festa del cinema

Screening Schedule (public)

21/10
19:30
Auditorium - Sala Petrassi
22/10
11:00
My Cityplex Savoy - Sala 3
22/10
17:30
My Cityplex Savoy - Sala 2
23/10
22:30
Auditorium - Sala Sinopoli