A married Russian-Italian mother finds a new passion for life when she meets a younger chef in Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love (Io sono l’amore). Set in Milan at the onset of the new millennium, this love story tackles questions of change, insider/outsider dynamics, and identity against the bourgeois backdrop of the textile industry.

Plus, some quick news updates on the Toronto and New York Film Festivals. 

Links:

• Toronto International Film Festival: Amanda | The Hummingbird
• New York Film Festival: Exterior Night | The Adventures of Gigi
• Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This episode features the following music excerpts from the soundtrack by John Adams:

• “The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)”
• “First Movement (Excerpt)”
• “Lollapalooza”
• “Harmonielehre Part III: Meister Eckhardt and Quackle”