 THE FILM
FEDERICO MOCCIA
THE "MOCCIA PHENOMENON"...
... "A phenomenon that began quietly in the early nineties when Moccia’s first novel, published only in a very limited quantity by a small publishing house, began circulating in photocopies. That is, until 2004, when Feltrinelli republished it and sales hit a million and a half copies... That same year, the film version was released and Moccia’s hero became the idol... everywhere and a box office hit.... Moccia’s second novel sold 1,100,000 copies... and the film again packed theatres... Moccia himself... now a famous figure, then announced his third novel SORRY IF I LOVE YOU. Published by Rizzoli... it was an immediate bestseller and the film a box office triumph in only the first weekend after its release, promising huge grosses"... |
 "AMORE 14" tells the story of Carolina, or "Caro", 14, as she faces her first love, first kiss, first time, friendship, parties, school, and the often conflictual relationship with her parents.
There are her best friends Alis and Clod, with whom she can share her days and dreams. There are those first kisses stolen in the shadows of the front door. There is school, there are two wonderful grandparents who can see right through to the bottom of your soul, and there is her legendary brother, Rusty James, who urges Carolina’s heart to dream. And then, there is love, the one-and-only true love, in the person of Massimiliano, a boy Caro meets in a bookshop one afternoon in September.
"AMORE 14" is a journey through feelings, the enthusiasm of discovering love for the first time, the pain of an unexpected disappointment, the first, the one that leaves you speechless, the loss of a loved one, the friendship you believe will never let you down. It is the story of the love between Carolina and her grandparents, a unique and tender love that can even overcome the bounds of space and time. It is the story of great passions and intense emotions, of a young writer, Rusty James. To pursue his ambition he has the courage to stand up against everyone and everything, to oppose his own father to go live on a barge on the Tiber, where he finally fulfills his dream.
"AMORE 14" is love, as seen in all its myriad facets, it is friendship, it is the courage to believe in your dreams.
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