The Right to Happiness (2023)
The Right to Happiness centers on a small used book store in a small plaza in a small town with big vistas, somewhere in Italy. It sounds like a book lover's fantasy, and maybe it is. The bookseller, Libero, knows most of his rather eccentric customers and can barely bring himself to take their money (although fascists pay double). When a young boy, Essien (Didie Lorenz Tchumbu), an émigré from Burkina Faso, happens on the shop, Libero begins lending him books of increasing difficulty. From Pinocchio to Moby Dick, Essien can read as fast as Libero can lend, and the two form a bond over reading and meaning. "Books should be read twice," Libero says. "Once to understand them, and once to think." Life should probably be lived like that too, but the bookseller's name means "free," and freedom is what Libero bequeaths to Essien.
Cast
- Remo Girone - Libero
- Corrado Fortuna - Nicola
- Didie Lorenz Tchumbu - Essien
- Moni Ovadia - Collezionista Medusa
- Pino Calabrese - Professor Saputo
- Federico Perrotta - Bojan
- Annamaria Fittipaldi - Chiara
- Lapo Braschi - Uomo con testa rasata
- Valentina Olla - Signora Sado/Maso
- Biagio Iacovelli - Prete
Screenplay
- Claudio Rossi Massimi (Screenplay)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Right to Happiness about?
- The Right to Happiness centers on a small used book store in a small plaza in a small town with big vistas, somewhere in Italy. It sounds like a book lover's fantasy, and maybe it is. The bookseller, Libero, knows most of his rather eccentric customers and can barely bring himself to take their money (although fascists pay double). When a young boy, Essien (Didie Lorenz Tchumbu), an émigré from Burkina Faso, happens on the shop, Libero begins lending him books of increasing difficulty. From Pinocchio to Moby Dick, Essien can read as fast as Libero can lend, and the two form a bond over reading and meaning. "Books should be read twice," Libero says. "Once to understand them, and once to think." Life should probably be lived like that too, but the bookseller's name means "free," and freedom is what Libero bequeaths to Essien.
- Who directed The Right to Happiness?
- The Right to Happiness was directed by Claudio Rossi Massimi.
- Who stars in The Right to Happiness?
- The Right to Happiness stars Remo Girone, Corrado Fortuna, Didie Lorenz Tchumbu, Moni Ovadia, Pino Calabrese, Federico Perrotta.
- How long is The Right to Happiness?
- The Right to Happiness has a runtime of 1h 21m (81 minutes).
- What genre is The Right to Happiness?
- The Right to Happiness is a Drama film.
- Where was The Right to Happiness produced?
- The Right to Happiness was produced in Italy.