Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Laura Samani's 'A Year Of School' to Premiere at Venice
A new movie called 'A Year Of School' is coming out, and it's going to be shown at the Venice Film Festival.
The movie is about a girl named Fred who moves from Sweden to Italy with her dad.
She starts at a new school where all the other students are boys, and she quickly gets noticed.
This causes some trouble as she tries to fit in, and the boys vie for her attention.
The film is based on a book and explores how a young woman deals with challenges in a world where men are dominant.
Laura Samani's film 'A Year Of School' will premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
The film is based on Giani Stuparich’s novel of the same name.
The story follows Fred, a young woman from Sweden, navigating a new life in Trieste, Italy.
Fred becomes the center of attention in an all-male class, which disrupts the established friendships of three boys.
The film explores themes of female identity in a male-dominated environment.
- Who
- Directed by Laura Samani, starring Stella Wendick, based on Giani Stuparich’s novel.
- What
- Debut of the film 'A Year Of School'
- When
- Premiering at the Venice Film Festival
- Where
- Trieste, Italy and Venice Film Festival
- Why
- To explore challenges faced by young women in a male-dominated world.
- Director
- Laura Samani
- Film Title
- A Year Of School
- Based on
- Giani Stuparich’s novel
- Starring
- Stella Wendick
- Setting
- Trieste, Italy
- Festival
- Venice Film Festival
- Release
- Lucky Red will release the film in Italy