"Short Skin: I dolori del giovane Edo" (English captions) was submitted to the 2015 Seattle International Film Festival from Italy. As as I feared, this comedy (?) addresses the misadventures of an unfortunate young man who has... you guessed it! (It's called phimosis, a malformation that makes an erection painful, correctable with circumcision.) The SIFF catalog calls this a "coming-of-age delight."
Written (with a host of other writers) and directed by award-winning Duccio Chiarini (Special Mention - Venice Film Festival), we watch the trials and tribulations of our young hero and his chum as they both strive to lose their virginity over summer vacation.
We see:
- Matteo Creatini as Edoardo, our skinny, gawky hero in a Powell's Book Store t-shirt (it's in Portland, Oregon!), who is in a tight spot.
- Franscesca Agostini as Bianca, Edoardo's long-time girlfriend.
- Nicola Nocchi as Arturo, is so obsessed with losing HIS virginity, he's willing to pay. He wonders if Jesus was circumcised. (Of course he was, being Jewish and all.)
- Marian Raschilla is Elizabetta the new girl in town.
- Bianca Seravolo is Olivia, our hero's wacky younger sister who is audacious, adventuresome and eager to see her dog find a mate.
Oh well...