Best ending
Folle d'amore - Alda Merini
as Emilia Painelli Merini
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Folle d'amore - Alda Merini
as Emilia Painelli Merini
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Folle d'amore - Alda Merini
as Emilia Painelli Merini
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Folle d'amore - Alda Merini
as Emilia Painelli Merini
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Folle d'amore - Alda Merini
as Emilia Painelli Merini
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Folle d'amore - Alda Merini
as Emilia Painelli Merini
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Folle d'amore - Alda Merini
as Emilia Painelli Merini
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Folle d'amore - Alda Merini
as Emilia Painelli Merini
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.