“When we shot this sequence none of us knew what exactly was going to happen,” explains Chiara Bellosi, director of calculus. “The actors had to follow certain steps of the plot, but otherwise they had total freedom of action and reaction.”
The film tells the story of Benedetta (Gaia Di Pietro), a 15-year-old girl who, after meeting Amanda (Andrea Carpenzano) and entering her unruly world, feels like on a merry-go-round, a calcinculo: she receives shots, but it can also fly.
Chiara Bellosi is an Italian director and screenwriter. You directed the film Justice palace (2020). calculus was presented at the 72nd Berlinale, in the Panorama section.