Istituto Svizzero presents a screening of screenwriter and director Katharina Wyss’ debut feature, Sarah joue un loup-garou, which was premiered at the Venice International Film Critics’ Week in 2017.
Introduction and Q&A with film director Katharina Wyss and Giona A. Nazzaro, Artistic Director of Locarno Film Festival.

The feature film will be screened at H18:30 at the Casa del Cinema in Rome, Largo Marcello Mastroianni, 1.
Register to participate here.

‘Sarah joue un loup-garou’, by Katharina Wyss
In French, sub ita.
In presence of the film director.
Watch the trailer here.

Synopsis:

On stage 17-year-old Sarah gives it all. When she performs, there is an instant of suspense, a moment in which she appears to transform completely into her character. What lies behind Sarah’s radical stage presence? A dark secret she is trying to express. A claustrophobic family environment, the longing for a boyfriend, a friend, someone she can confide in. The more Sarah expresses this desire, the more she ends up alienating the people willing to get close to her. A few days in the life of an outsider and her incessant struggle to escape solitude.

«Swiss director Katharina Wyss’s debut feature, which premiered at the Venice film festival in 2017, is supremely serious about theatre and teenage life, both so often jokily dismissed» – Chris Wiegand, The Guardian

Access is allowed only to those who obtained the Reinforced Green Pass health certificate, which proves vaccination or recovery. It is mandatory to wear a Ffp2 face mask within the spaces.