Il più bel giorno della mia vita

In Il più bel giorno della mia vita, director and novelist Cristina Comencini unravels in a subtle way a latticework of loves. The heart of this emotional whirlpool is Irene, widow and mother of three grown-up children. She stayed behind alone in her large dilapidated house with only her dog for company and does her best to keep her family together. Her son Claudio becomes increasingly alienated from his mother, because she refuses point blank to come to terms with his homosexuality. Partly as a result, Claudio feels it is impossible to embark on a serious relationship. Both his sisters have their own problems. Rita, a melancholy and fragile beauty, tries to save her marriage to Carlo against her better judgement. Since the death of her husband, Sara is unable to bond to anyone and clings on to her son.The film reveals in an almost undercooled way the core of the small, but no less painful personal drama. Comencini avoids sentiment both on screen and in the dialogue, but that does not mean the protagonists remain distant characters, whose vicissitudes leave the viewer unmoved. Whether it is the anguish of Carlo, or the inability of Sara and Claudio to bond emotionally: is is all portrayed as tenderly and sensitively.