The French Italian
World Premiere

The French Italian

US Narrative Competition
Feature | United States | 92 MINUTES | English
New York, Women, Comedy, Narrative

Doug (Aristotle Athari) and Valerie (Catherine Cohen) have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment in the process. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play starring their nemesis. 


Writer/director Rachel Wolther’s wry sensibility places The French Italian in the tradition of comedies of hipster manners like Girls and Search Party, riffing on the art of Googling, lesbian double engagements and New York City apartment politics. Add a touch of theater kid and you’ve got cringe comedy at its most hilariously self-absorbed.––Frederic Boyer


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Rachel Wolther
Director
Rachel Wolther
Producer
Miranda Kahn
Screenwriter
Rachel Wolther
Cinematographer
Charlotte Hornsby
Editor
Tessa Greenberg
Composer
Simon Hanes
Executive Producer
Allison Rose Carter, Jon Read, Chris McConnell, Ross Davidson Burlingame, Donna Rosen, Christopher Zebuda, Murry and Lori Shapero
Associate Producer
Jesse Ozeri, Barry Williams
Co-Producer
George Beno, Abbie Jones, Jaye Davidson
Cast
Catherine Cohen, Aristotle Athari, Chloe Cherry, Ruby McCollister, Jon Rudnitsky, Ikechukwu Ufomadu

Contacts
Press Contact
Kirsten Nolan
Falco Ink
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Press Contact
Caroline Salvaggio
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New York, 10012
carolinesalvaggio@falcoink.com
Print Source
Miranda Kahn
MIRMADE
New York, NY 11021
Phone: 5164452077
mir@mirmadethat.com
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