Question 1

What real-life event inspired the story of Happy as Lazzaro?

Accepted Answer

The film was inspired by a real-life event where a Marchesa in Central Italy exploited the seclusion of her lands to keep peasants unaware that sharecropping had ended.

Question 2

How was Adriano Tardiolo discovered for his role as Lazzaro?

Accepted Answer

Adriano Tardiolo was scouted in a public high school in Orvieto after a search involving over a thousand other boys; he had no prior acting experience.

Question 3

Which major film festivals featured Happy as Lazzaro in 2018?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Cannes Film Festival, AFI Fest, Chicago International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and BFI London Film Festival in 2018.

Question 4

What does director Alice Rohrwacher describe as the film's central theme?

Accepted Answer

Rohrwacher calls it a story of 'lesser sanctity'—goodness without miracles, believing in human beings, and questioning the ignored way of goodness.

Question 5

Who plays the characters of Tancredi at different ages in the film?

Accepted Answer

Luca Chikovani plays Tancredi giovane (young Tancredi), and Tommaso Ragno plays Tancredi adulto (adult Tancredi).

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