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"A COVID ERA THRILLER"

"The Grand Bolero" is a romantic thriller filmed and set in northern Italy during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Roxanne (Lidia Vitale), a cold and distant middle aged pipe organ restorer, battles to suppress her obsessive attraction to Lucia (Ludovica Mancini), her new 20-years-old mute assistant.

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE FILM

"SUPERB PERFORMANCES"
"VISUALLY STRIKING"

FILMTHREAT

"A MUSICALLY ENGROSSING EXPERIENCE"

POPSLIFECULTURE

"SUMPTUOUS"
"VISIONARY"

SPLING REVIEWS

FESTIVALS COVERAGE

IN COMPETITION FOR ITALY'S DAVID DI DONATELLO AWARDS 2023

"ONE OF THE MOST AWARDED FEATURES FROM ITALY OF 2022"

CINEMAITALIANO.INFO

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL 2021

ONE OF THE SEVEN FEATURES IN COMPETITION

ST. LUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021

IN COMPETITION

BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL 2022

BEST DIRECTOR (WINNER)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (WINNER)

PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL 2022

BEST WORLD CINEMA DIRECTOR (WINNER)

ARPA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021

BEST FEATURE FILM (WINNER)

LOS ANGELES ITALIA FILM FESTIVAL 2022

IN COMPETITION

SOCIAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2022

BEST DIRECTOR (WINNER)

BEST ACTRESS (WINNER)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (WINNER)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (WINNER)

FERRARA FILM FESTIVAL 2022

BEST FEATURE FILM (WINNER)

BEST ACTRESS (WINNER)

CINEQUEST 2022

IN COMPETITION

BURBANK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022

BEST FOREIGN FILM (NOMINEE)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (NOMINEE)

BEST FILMMAKER FROM BURBANK (NOMINEE)

SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022

SUMMERFEST SELECTION

PENDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2022

IN COMPETITION

ROME INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2022

ONE OF THE 4 ITALIAN FEATURES IN COMPETITION

LINEA D'OMBRA FILM FESTIVAL 2021

OPEN JURY AWARD (WINNER)