The Staggering Girl is a 2019 short film directed by Luca Guadagnino. The film was produced in collaboration with Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. It was written by Michael Mitnick and stars Julianne Moore, Mia Goth, KiKi Layne, Kyle MacLachlan, Marthe Keller and Alba Rohrwacher.
It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on May 17, 2019. It was released on February 15, 2020, by Mubi.
Cast
Julianne Moore as Francesca Moretti
Marthe Keller as Sofia Moretti
Mia Goth as young Sofia
KiKi Layne as Adut
Kyle MacLachlan as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
Alba Rohrwacher as Vera
Production
In January 2019, it was announced Julianne Moore, Mia Goth, KiKi Layne, Kyle MacLachlan, Marthe Keller and Alba Rohrwacher had joined the cast of the film, with Luca Guadagnino directing from a screenplay by Michael Mitnick.
Filming
Principal photography began in November 2018.
Release
The film had its world première at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on May 17, 2019. Shortly after, Mubi acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released on February 15, 2020.
Reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes identified of critic reviews as positive, with an average rating of .