Meglio di niente

It's August outside, but inside there's a blizzard. It's strange, homely, with the smell of dust in the wardrobe and leaves on the bed. Everything seems to be over, but remnants of the past stubbornly cling to the eyes: old earrings, a denim jacket on the back of a chair, cookies that have long since given in to time. Even silly swear words and armies of cat hair become museum exhibits - you can't touch them, but you can't forget them.

Every line conveys a mixture of self-irony and honesty: ‘Yes, everything has fallen apart, but at least something remains.’ And in this ‘better than nothing’ there is no tragedy, only human fatigue and a little warmth. As if the chaos after the storm suddenly seemed cosy, because it still holds the memory of what was once alive.

Director and editor: Davide Barbafiera

Assistants: Luca Oldani, Federico Chini

Cinematographer: Andrea Vignali

Make-up artist: Tommaso Paolichki

Location: Vevey-al-Mare di Ortis, 1991