June 2nd and the women’s vote in Paola Cortellesi’s film ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’
ROME – There's Still Tomorrow', Paola Cortellesi's directorial debut, is without a doubt to be considered a cinematic success at all levels. The film is also present on Netflix since March – it was a hit in cinemas, received 19 nominations for the David di Donatello and was rebroadcast in 150 […]
ROMA – There’s Still Tomorrow’, Paola Cortellesi’s directorial debut, is without a doubt to be considered a cinematic success at all levels. The film – also present on Netflix since March – was a hit in cinemas, received 19 nominations for the David di Donatello and was rebroadcast in 150 cinemas on the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day. There are many themes that in ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ are intertwined with the story of Delia (Paola Cortellesi), the protagonist: the post-war period, gender violence, women’s rights, participation and the idea of building a better future together.
The film, in fact, also tells the story of women’s first vote on a national scale (women’s suffrage) which took place on June 2, 1946. “I hope that the new generations have the desire to ask themselves questions and say ‘I’m working for my emancipation, for my freedom?’. – said the director Paola Cortellesi to the Dire agency, on the occasion of the presentation of the film – I liked that they knew where we come from, from our grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Nilde Iotti said ‘rights are not eternal, we must always be on our guard and fight to defend them'”.