Italian Studies (2022)
40%RT Audience Score: 17%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Vanessa Kirby is always a magnetic screen presence, but Italian Studies is too disjointed and superficial to take advantage of her talents.
Italian Studies is like a dreamy, artsy film that tries to be deep and meaningful but ends up being confusing and forgettable. The lead actress does a good job, but the story feels like it’s missing something. It’s like trying to solve a puzzle with missing pieces, and by the time you realize it, the movie is over. Overall, it’s not the worst movie out there, but it’s definitely not the best. It’s like a fancy Italian dish that looks good but doesn’t quite hit the spot.
Production Company(ies)
Buffalo Film Works Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dunes
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
New York City, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 21m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 2022 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2022
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Vanessa Kirby, David Ajala, Annika Wahlsten, Lars Wahlsten, Neil Comber, Misha Brooks, Simon Brickner, directed by Adam Leon, written by Adam Leon, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Christy Lemire, Randy Myers, Glenn Kenny, Guy Lodge, David Fear, Carlos Aguilar, David Gonzalez, Dan Bayer, Joel Copling, Dennis Schwartz, Jared Mobarak, produced by Joshua Astrachan, Brad Becker-Parton, Jason Reif, Andrea Roa, Jamund Washington, MPAA rating, dislocation, connection, identity, London, New York City, memory loss, short stories, cityscape, music, free-spirited, teenager, friendship, dissociative fugue, writer, Manhattan, time, place, magnetism, superficial, unmoored, lyrical, elusive nature, fragments, imagined conversations, multidimensional, low-wattage, unpredictable, disappointing, dreamy, confusing, human, random events, interpretation, marks, audience score, streaming, rent, buy
Worldwide gross: $5,895
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $5,895
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 3,148
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 643
US/Canada gross: $5,895
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $5,895
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,826
US/Canada opening weekend: $3,401
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $3,401
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,832
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
David Ajala – Ade
Annika Wahlsten – Annika
Lars Wahlsten – Lars
Neil Comber – Neil
Misha Brooks – Hasidic Man #1
Director(s)
Adam Leon
Writer(s)
Adam Leon
Producer(s)
Joshua Astrachan, Brad Becker-Parton, Jason Reif, Andrea Roa, Jamund Washington
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (49) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (30)
I don’t really know what they’re aiming for here… There needs to be a point to why we’re telling this particular story in this particular way.
January 26, 2022
Christy Lemire
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
It’s only 81 minutes long but feels like an eternity or two.
January 20, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
Randy Myers
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
Its idea of time is multidimensional, as is its idea of form.
January 19, 2022
Glenn Kenny
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
Adam Leon’s brief, stylish film never fully unpacks its intriguing premise, but gains feeling and texture from Kirby’s performance as a writer in a dissociative fugue.
January 15, 2022
Guy Lodge
Variety
TOP CRITIC
For a long stretch, Italian Studies turns this trip down memory-loss lane into a low-wattage livewire, an unpredictable stroll into the unknown.
January 14, 2022
David Fear
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
Mildly auspicious if ultimately disappointing.
January 14, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Carlos Aguilar
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
Ultimately, Italian Studies leaves the door between the real and the fictional world wide open. Its spontaneity makes the film, not the worst, but the most disappointing film of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
June 10, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Gonzalez
Reel Talk Inc.
An indulgent, dreamy doodle of a film that chases its own tail for most of its 80 minutes before deciding to wrap itself up in a neat little bow and end.
May 10, 2022 | Rating: 5/10
Dan Bayer
Next Best Picture
It seems as if Leon began with a genuinely thoughtful movie and pared it down to the barest essentials though not the essential elements to tell a story.
April 1, 2022
Joel Copling
Spectrum Culture
The acting is quite good on the part of the lead actress.
February 21, 2022
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
A woman floats through the streets of a big city trying to regain her memory. In this movie confusion reigns both on screen and in the minds of the audience.
February 4, 2022 | Rating: 3/10
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com
Random events leave marks. Memory interprets what those marks are. It’s by no means a perfect system, but it’s what makes us human.
February 3, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
Jared Mobarak
Jaredmobarak.com…
Plot
While visiting New York City, writer Alina Reynolds loses her memory and becomes adrift on the streets of Manhattan, finding an anchor in charismatic teenager Simon and his free-spirited group of friends in the lyrical drama Italian Studies.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
NA
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