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Almost Grazia

Quasi Grazia

PETER MARCIAS
Italy, 2025
80 minutes, Color

Three crucial moments mark the life of the famous Sardinian writer Grazia Deledda, the only Italian woman to have won a Nobel Prize, and the second ever woman to win: The unexpected arrival of her mother from Nuoro, the hours before winning the world's most prestigious award, and the moments when a doctor looks into her eyes, searching for words that will hurt the least. In a time when women were rarely granted access to higher education—or to any education at all—the story of this timeless author serves as a reminder of the power of determination, dedication, and defiance against the status quo. A look into her extraordinary and global career set against the backdrop of a quiet and private personal life, this film intimately offers a deeper reflection on the relationship between women and literature and echoes the contemporary struggle for female recognition.—Various sources

In Italian with English subtitles