The Staggering Girl

2019 Italian short film

Luca Guadagnino
Pierpaolo Piccioli
Eleonora Pratelli

Starring

Mia Goth
Marthe Keller
Kyle MacLachlan
KiKi Layne
Julianne Moore
Alba Rohrwacher

CinematographySayombhu MukdeepromEdited byWalter FasanoMusic byRyuichi Sakamoto

Production
companies

Frenesy Film Company
RAI Cinema
Ibla Film
Valentino

Distributed byMubi

Release dates

May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17) (Cannes)
February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15)

Running time

35 minutesCountryItalyLanguages

English
Italian
German

The Staggering Girl is a 2019 short film directed by Luca Guadagnino. The film was produced in collaboration with Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. It was written by Michael Mitnick and stars Julianne Moore, Mia Goth, KiKi Layne, Kyle MacLachlan, Marthe Keller and Alba Rohrwacher.

It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on May 17, 2019. It was released on February 15, 2020, by Mubi.

Cast

Julianne Moore as Francesca Moretti
Marthe Keller as Sofia Moretti
- Mia Goth as young Sofia
KiKi Layne as Adut
Kyle MacLachlan as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
Alba Rohrwacher as Vera

Production

In January 2019, it was announced Julianne Moore, Mia Goth, KiKi Layne, Kyle MacLachlan, Marthe Keller and Alba Rohrwacher had joined the cast of the film, with Luca Guadagnino directing from a screenplay by Michael Mitnick.^[1]

Filming

Principal photography began in November 2018.^[2]

Release

The film had its world première at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on May 17, 2019.^[3]^[4] Shortly after, Mubi acquired distribution rights to the film.^[5] It was released on February 15, 2020.^[6]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes identified 29% of seven critic reviews as positive, with an average rating of 3.8/10.^[7]

References

^ Vivarelli, Nick (January 22, 2019). "Luca Guadagnino Teams With Valentino Designer on Short Film Starring Julianne Moore (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ Nordine, Michael (November 10, 2018). "Kyle MacLachlan Is Rocking a Mustache for a Mystery Project With Luca Guadagnino". IndieWire. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (April 23, 2019). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Includes Robert Pattinson Pic 'The Lighthouse', Takashi Miike, Netflix Film 'Wounds' & Luca Guadagnino Short". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Quinzaine Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (August 28, 2019). "Luca Guadagnino's 'The Staggering Girl' With Julianne Moore Acquired By Streaming Service MUBI For World Rights". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^ Barfield, Charles (November 25, 2019). "The Staggering Girl". The Playlist. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
^ "The Staggering Girl". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.