Light of My Eyes

Synopsis: Venice Best Actress Sandra Ceccarelli very much resembles the film's heroine, her precarious existence, her solitude, that strong fiber of inner strength with which she faces life. And Luigi Lo Cascio, awarded Best Actor for his performance, has the same dreamy gaze as the film's hero, a taxi driver, a "fallen angel" on this earth, with no ambition other than listening to his passengers talk, and through them to know all human universes. Estranged and detached, both travel aimlessly like urban nomads in today's oblivious world until the day they meet. Maria, a single mother, closed, wary, yet determined to struggle for survival, fighting a losing battle to save both her shop and custody of her little girl. And the gentle Antonio, still living in a world of teenage sci-fi who, though never resigned, is now full of hope and even self-sacrifice for this hauntingly beautiful young woman. As they enter each other's lives, and Antonio is gradually drawn into the suffering, tragedy and mysteries of Maria's world, the inner journey of their love also becomes the discovery of compassion and fantasy before the harsh realities of a perplexing world.   Source: Film Movement