Daisy and Viola (Marianna and Angela Fontana) are beautiful conjoined twins with heavenly singing voices, who are on the verge of discovering their freedom and sexuality. The sisters can’t wait to turn 18 and follow their dreams, rather than continue their current existence as a lucrative religious sideshow attraction. Their deadbeat parents, Peppe (Massimiliano Rossi) and Titti (Antonia Truppo), book them in folk festivals in every small town south of Naples, but the siblings just want to be normal. Viola loves coffee, but Daisy hates caffeine and the effect it has on her every time Viola drinks it. Viola wants them to have surgery to separate so she can make love with a man, while Daisy might just be willing to wear headphones and look away if it means they don’t have to be separated. Peppe, a control freak, knows that his girls are a good business, but Titti—who also likes the easy money—senses her daughters’ deep need for independence. When a surgeon examines them and pronounces that they would survive separation, each of them wrestles with moral choices and issues of family loyalty. Edoardo De Angelis’ third feature, set in a beautiful and impoverished area where even the clergy is corrupt, features stellar ensemble acting and a Felliniesque sensibility. Winner, Best Script and Best Supporting Actress, Davide di Donatello Awards. –
Nancy FishmanCo-presented by
SFFILM and
Bocconi.