On a boat to Venice in 1999, Silvestro and Camilla meet and spend the night together in a small house owned by Camilla’s family. Over the course of the next decade, their relationship encounters a variety of shifts, deftly dramatized in Valerio Mieli’s touching romantic drama. The story evolves over subsequent winters as new friends and romantic partners are introduced, continually thwarting the couple’s chance of falling in love. Further complications ensue when Camilla goes to study in Moscow and becomes involved with an older man. While never losing sight of the two leads at the heart of the story, Ten Winters presents a fully imagined world of supporting characters, offering memorable insights into missed opportunities and the stark realities of life.

Ten Winters is preceded on November 16 by REC, Stop & Play, dir. Emanuele Pisano (11 min, 2010) The need for communication moves the strings of three intersecting stories.


Written by Isabella Aguilar, Davide Lantieri, Valerio Mieli. Photographed by Marco Onorato. With Isabella Ragonese, Michele Riondino, Glen Blackhall. (99 min, Russian and Italian with English subtitles, Rai Trade)