Fiori di carta tells the story of Giovanni Valenti is a middle-aged man about whom we know very little other than that he has a bachelor's degree, an English certificate from the University... See full summary
Paper Flowers (2015) Online
Fiori di carta tells the story of Giovanni Valenti is a middle-aged man about whom we know very little other than that he has a bachelor's degree, an English certificate from the University of Cambridge and a few medals won as expert in clay-pigeon shooting. The story unfolds in an apparently ordinary morning in which the main character's actions appear rather strange, at first incomprehensible, but which create negative reactions towards him. It's difficult to understand the logic of his behaviour because the character seems completely absorbed by his thoughts and reveals very little to the audience. An encounter with a girl he is acquainted with is the only thing that seems to shake him out of his state of inner solitude. In the end, the reasons for his desperation and why he has let himself become reduced to this state become clear. Just when everything seems lost, suddenly an unexpected event, like a gust of March wind in spring, will bring him back to seeing things in a different...