Recovering from his health scare back in April, Nanni Moretti is moving back into the director’s chair for Succederà questa notte (“It Will Happen Tonight”). Variety reports that production will begin sometimes this autumn with the backdrops of Spain and Italy and the good news is he managed to lasso the likes of Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca (who was part of 2001’s The Son’s Room and 2006’s The Caiman). Angela Finocchiaro, Elena Lietti, Antonio De Matteo, Andrea Lattanzi, Hippolyte Girardot, Pietro Ragusa, and Paolo Sassanelli are also cast. Despite his recent output – 2023’s A Brighter Tomorrow bombed as a competition film in Cannes (read review), Moretti will likely return to the Croisette and likely be aiming for a competition slot.
Co-written by Moretti, Federica Pontremoli and Valia Santella, “It Will Happen Tonight” is loosely based on the short story collection “Hungry Heart” by Eshkol Nevo. The novel follows four tenants living in the same apartment building in a small Israeli town, each grappling with personal struggles and emotional voids (“hungry hearts”). Their lives intertwine in unexpected ways as they seek fulfillment, connection, and redemption.
