MadonneisashortfilmwrittenanddirectedbyMaurizioLombardi. “…awhisperofheartscomingfromoppositedirectionssofarapartthatatfirst,itseemedimpossibletothemselvestomeeteachother…” ThroughaglimpseofFlorencefromthetramway,wewitnessameetingonourwaybackhome. Itcouldbetoday,yesterday,orTuesday.Itmerelyisnow. Asourgazesurfshumanitywithoutdwellingin-depth,weseeherwaiting.Theexcitementbetraysthestrengthofherfeeling.Andwhilewe–humanity–becomeawareofthem,implacablywelayourgaze,wejudge,westare.Inresponse,theystareatus,theirgazepenetratesus,disarmsus,envelopsus,doesnotleaveus. TwoveryyoungactressesSofiaPieroniandLiviaCoppetti,arebothtalentedandintense.Theymaketheirgazeadialogueandamonologue,criticismandananswer,forgivenessandgrowth. Madonneisadelicateshortfilmthatspeaksoflove,change,acceptance,andofthatmiraclethatistheencounter. MaurizioLombardi,whotookcareofscreenplayanddirection,istheeclecticFlorentineartistwhosecareerstartsfromthetheatreandcrossescinemaandtelevision.Heisnotnewtowriting,rangingfromplays,musicalcomedies,andone-manshows,nortodirecting.