dolce far niente

directed by Elena Karyaité | 2026 / 75′

dolce far niente portrays Lora Guerra, Tonino’s widow, in the Casa dei Mandorli on the hills of Romagna. Surrounded by memorabilia and letters from Fellini, fifteen years after Tonino’s death she dreams of creating a museum, yet struggles to make herself heard.
With the help of her housekeeper Nicoletta, she tries to complete her memoirs, though visits and memories continually distract her. In a changing world, Lora rediscovers herself as the protagonist of her own story, suspended between past and present, between the desire to leave a cultural legacy and the solitude of old age.

with Lora Guerra 

crew

director Elena Karyaité
screenplay Elena Karyaité
editor Maria Fantastica Valmori
production Ruta Jekentaite e Claudio Giapponesi

production by Baltic Productions with Kiné Società Cooperativa with the support of Italian / Baltic development grant, Lithuania film center, Media creative Europe (Mini Slate), Regione Emilia-Romagna – Emilia Romagna Film Commission