So Much For Sisterhood
Cat fights, date rape drugs and nudity. At the state school to end all state schools, the Theta Pi sisters sure know how to bring the drama.
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Cat fights, date rape drugs and nudity. At the state school to end all state schools, the Theta Pi sisters sure know how to bring the drama.
Wind enters through an unclosed window, disturbing an otherwise serene home. This opening scene of Tokyo Sonata foreshadows the storm brewing in the Sasaki family. The father loses his job and hides it from his family. The eldest son enlists in the army. The mother helplessly watches as her family falls apart. Tensions build, and ultimately the façade of an ideal family crumbles.
Street: Tell me about how Ciao came into being. Yen Tan: The idea came about because [actor] Alessandro [Calza] wrote me an email in 2003 to tell me how much he loved my first film, Happy Birthday, and then we just started corresponding. I came up with this idea of using him as a character reference, so I just started coming up with a story revolving around his character. Since the character was based on him, I was always asking for his input and at some point he just came and worked with me. We just co-wrote the script from that point.
The premise of Ciao — a film in which two strangers from different parts of the world develop a deep, unexpected friendship — could have led to a laughably bad movie. After all, it centers on Jeff (Smith), a young American whose recently deceased friend Mark has been hiding his tall, dark, handsome Italian lover Andrea (Calza). But instead, director Yen Tan’s film is a somber piece that quietly explores the depth of human relationships.
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