Matera Film Festival 2026, 7th Edition · International Competition · Feature Films.
The Cat Wakes Up and Yawns; Then Love (The Cat Wakes Up and Yawns; Then Love) — Federico Francioni and Samuele Sestieri, Italy, 2026, 130'.
Three months in the life of Chiara, a forty-year-old actress with precarious and restless employment in a frenetic and touristy Rome.
Director Samuele Sestieri, producer Mario Cattaneo, and actresses Carlotta Velda Mei and Laura Sinceri will meet the audience.
The films are screened in their original language with Italian subtitles. Free admission, subject to availability.
