WAX: We Are the X
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| Directed by | Lorenzo Corvino |
| Screenplay by | Lorenzo Corvino |
| Starring | Gwendolyn Gourvenec Davide Paganini Jacopo Maria Bicocchi Rutger Hauer |
| Cinematography | Caterina Colombo Corrado Serri |
| Edited by | Mario Marrone |
| Music by | Valeria Vaglio |
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| Language | Italian |
WAX: We Are the X is a 2015 Italian thriller drama film written and directed by Lorenzo Corvino, in his directorial debut. It stars Gwendolyn Gourvenec, Davide Paganini, Jacopo Maria Bicocchi, and Rutger Hauer.
Plot
Cast
- Gwendolyn Gourvenec as Joelle Bernard
- Davide Paganini as Livio Nesi
- Jacopo Maria Bicocchi as Dario Cervi
- Rutger Hauer as Aron Mulder
- Jean-Marc Barr as Jean-Christophe Touchalier
- Andrea Renzi as Saverio
- Lily Bloom as Lily
- Claudia Gallo as Anne
- Andrea Sartoretti as the journalist
- Muriel Gandois as Sarah
Production
The film was shot in the summer of 2013 between Rome, Monaco and the French Riviera.[1] It was shot entirely in the first-person perspective.[2]
Reception
Italian critic Davide Pulici paired WAX to 1970s comedy-dramas by Dino Risi and Pasquale Festa Campanile.[3] Paola Casella from Mymovies praised the director, noting "Corvino directs with a level of skill, taste, and attention to technical detail that bodes well for his future as a high-quality filmmaker."[4]
The film was awarded Best Foreign Language Film at the 2015 International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema London.[5] For this film, Corvino was nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Directorial Debut.[6]
References
- ↑ "WAX - Sul set a Roma con Rutger Hauer". CinemaItaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Di Fazio, Maurizio (21 March 2016). ""Wax", il primo selfie-film sbarca nelle sale. Il regista: "Filmo me stesso, quindi esisto"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Pulici, Davide. "WAX: We are the X - Recensione". Nocturno (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Casella, Paola (18 March 2016). "Wax - We are the X". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Colla, Elisabetta (18 April 2016). "Noi, i 'Sacrificabili'". Noi Donne (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Scarpa, Vittoria (21 February 2017). "David di Donatello: 17 nominations for Like Crazy and Indivisible". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 April 2026.