“Becaària,” or How 16-Year-Old Mario Found Purpose in Vallemaggia’s Great Outdoors
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- The film follows Mario, a 16-year-old talented in drawing and music but largely disengaged from school and his future.
- After he fails his final school certificate, his angry father sends him to spend the summer working for a farming couple in a mountain village.
- Ticino director Erik Bernasconi adapted the story from Giorgio Genetelli’s coming-of-age novel.
Mario is good at drawing, music and, not too badly, football. School and his future, however, leave him largely indifferent. After failing his final school certificate, he shows little concern, while his father is furious.
That anger sends Mario away for the summer. He must work for a farming couple living in a mountain village in Vallemaggia, with an early start each morning and plenty of hard physical work ahead.
The experience forms the basis of “Becaària,” a coming-of-age story adapted for the screen by Ticino director Erik Bernasconi from Giorgio Genetelli’s novel. For Mario, the summer in the mountains will prove decisive.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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