The Life I Want

Two actors are cast in a big-budget film, a 19th-century costume drama. Stefano is a star, famous and critically respected; Laura, though, is a novice, her inexperience surpassed only by her neuroses. Initially mistrustful of each other, their onscreen chemistry soon spills over into their real-lives - with devastating results. Alternating easily between fiction and reality, this film within-a-film lays bare the manifold insecurities and jealousies of performers. By turns ecstatic and heartbreaking, this is for adults: the great romance of the year.