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"The First Day of My Life" captivated me from the very beginning, like a spiritual successor to "The Place", solidifying Paolo Genovese's position as one of the most intriguing Italian directors of our time.

The plot of the film unfolds in an engaging manner, with brilliant actors bringing their characters to life in an exceptional way. The sharp and well-composed images capture the essence of the scenes and contribute to creating a deeper connection with the audience. The attention to detail is also reflected in the soundtrack, magnificently underscoring the emotions of the film's key moments.

"The First Day of My Life" is an emotional roller coaster...at times touching and moving, at times brutally realistic, the film is capable of addressing profound themes with a sincerity that leaves no one indifferent: the melancholy that pervades the film is an element that grants it a unique depth with a combination of moments of joy and yearning creating an emotional equilibrium that reflects the complexity of life itself.

If you enjoyed "The Place," you will undoubtedly appreciate it.

This is an emotional piece of art that touches upon an incredibly difficult topic: suicide.

The story is structured on the fantastic concept that an angel, or an entity coming from nowhere, turns up when the main characters are trying to kill themselves, to save them and give them another chance. After that they are given a whole week in which he tries to convince them to choose life instead.

The personal stories of these characters are painful, human, relatable and the actors (Servillo, Buy, Mastandrea) dig deep inside the psychology of the people they portray. They dig deep inside human feelings.

The beauty of this moving fairytale is that, despite the sadness and the sorrow at the basis of the story, there are amusing moments too and, especially, there is light to be found at the end of tunnel.

Prepare yourself for a rollercoaster of deep emotions!

I think most people should watch this movie. It talks about suicide and what it might brings to other people surrounding. Life is hard in many times. But just like the movies said, bad things happened intermittently and people might sink into sorrow, but you have to preserved the thought of seeking for happiness.

It made me think of the song sang by the fray, "how to save a life". There are possibilities if you keep living and you will meet people loving you in the future. The characters in the movie made suicide attempt due to different reason, but the 7 days after death make them rethink about the suicide behavior.

It's quite intriguing. Really love the movie.

Four stories, or better to say five, can move you to think about your personal works in life and about your approach to the others. Wonderful photography and music in some way will refresh those tragic stories, that at start you won't see it as something without hope. Even in those several hours of that in some kind of the process of transition of the spirit to another world the moment of decision of all of four characters whether they are right or not will put them in the phase of dilemma, cause after making a crucial decision they won't get come back opportunity. Each of those stories will touch you emotionally, for sure, and move you also to think if they are a good persons and whether they have a way out if they deserve another chance. The message is clear, first think carefully before you decide to do something.

Today I watched the movie as part of the festival Cinelibri in Sofia and I am quite sure that the film touched emotionally everybody in the theatre. I cried several times throughout the film.

It makes you ponder on the eternal questions for the point of living and the pursuit of happiness.

Genovese uses the music as another character in the movie giving it a critical role. Another intreseting fact is that some of the actors star also in other movies he has directed.

During the discussion in the movie theatre Genovese mentioned that he has on purpuse skipped to include in the film the first day of the lives of the characters, so this is something which differs the film from the book.

In conclusion: Definitely worth watching, psychological drama with a few comedy moment.