A Remarkably Simple Premise
The central game requires the guests to place their phones on the table and publicly share every incoming message and call, turning an everyday object into the engine of the entire drama.
Movie
Perfect Strangers
Parfaits étrangers
Perfetti sconosciuti
Chacun de nous a trois vies : une vie publique, une vie privée et une vie secrète. Il fut un temps où notre vie secrète était bien protégée, archivée dans notre mémoire. À présent, elle est dans notre carte SIM, mais qu'arriverait-il si cette dernière se mettait à parler ?
Why it's in the Vault
I went into Perfetti sconosciuti without expecting much and came out genuinely surprised by how well its simple idea works. A dinner, a group of friends and a few phones on the table are enough to gradually expose an entire network of secrets, lies and compromises. It never needs to become bigger than its premise: the pleasure comes from watching the evening unravel one notification at a time. A clever, entertaining film that I would happily revisit.
— Matty, Curator of the Vault*
Atmosphere
Intimate, tense, bitterly funny, claustrophobic, conversational
Social tension
Dark humor
Emotional discomfort
Claustrophobia
Contains strong language, sexual references, infidelity, relationship conflict and emotionally uncomfortable revelations.
Dans les coulisses
Ce qu'on ne voit pas à l'écran
A Major Italian Success
Perfetti sconosciuti became a significant domestic success and won Best Film at the 2016 David di Donatello Awards.
A Story That Travelled Everywhere
The premise proved exceptionally adaptable and the film inspired official remakes across numerous countries and languages, becoming one of the most remade films of the modern era.
A Screenwriter's Concept
Paolo Genovese developed the screenplay with Filippo Bologna, Paolo Costella, Paola Mammini and Rolando Ravello, constructing the escalating revelations around a deliberately restricted dinner-table setting.
Palette
Les couleurs du film
Evening Amber#B47A4D
Wine Red#713B39
Apartment Brown#59473E
Phone Blue#536A78
Muted Olive#74705B
Night Charcoal#302F30
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