Calcutta 8:40 AM
Adriano Valerio | France, India | 2022 | 14'
Screenings
Fri 24 March H 21:00
Section
Original title
Calcutta 8:40 AM
Synopsis
Once more, Yann is about to leave Calcutta and return to Paris. He has just dropped off his son with his mother and he has all night to wander through the streets of the city where he will only be able to come back in a few months.
Cast
Lionel Dray, Agami Mandal, Samadarshi Dutta
Films Distribution
Films Grand Huit
Production
Films Grand Huit, Off Season Films
Editing
Adriano Valerio, Louise Thermes
Cinematography
Kaushal Shah
Editing
Louise Decelle
Language
English, French
Subtitles
English, Italian
Premiere
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Main awards
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Biography
Adriano Valerio is an Italian director living in Paris for over 20 years. His short film 37°4 S received a Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and won the David di Donatello in 2014. His debut feature Banat – The Journey was presented at the Venice International Critics' Week of Venice in 2015 and was nominated for the David di Donatello and the Golden Globes for Best Debut Film and has been selected in more than 70 international festivals, receiving various awards including the Corso Salani Award. In 2017, his short film Mon Amour, Mon Ami was presented at the Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti section, then at the Toronto International Film Festival. His short documentary Les Aigles De Carthage was the opening short film at the International Critics' Week of Venice. His short film The Nightwalk has been awarded with the Prix Canal+ at Clermont-Ferrand Film festival in 2021 and selected for the César Awards in 2022. His last short film Calcutta 8:40AM was presented at Festa del Cinema di Roma - Alice nella Città in 2023 and won the Nastro D’Argento in 2023. Casablanca marks his first feature-length documentary, and Adriano is now developing two feature films, one in Italy and one in France.
Filmography
2023 – Casablanca, ff
2022 – Calcutta 8:40 AM, sf
2020 – The Nightwalk, sf
2020 – The Eagles of Carthage, sf
2017 – Mon amour mon ami, sf
2017 – Thou Shalt Not Kill, tv series
2015 – Banat, ff
2015 – Agosto, sf
2013 – 37°4 S, sf