Cinema Italian Style: The Kidnapping of Arabella
November 21, 2026
Cinema Italian Style
Presented by Cinema Italian Style. Holly, trapped in a dead-end job, believes meeting rebellious eight-year-old Arabella is a cosmic second chance: her younger self returned. Together they embark on an unconventional road trip, discovering that two lost souls may hold the answers each has been searching for.
Following the screening: Q&A with the film's director, Carolina Cavalli, a guest of Cinema Italian Style.
Presented by Cinema Italian Style. Holly, trapped in a dead-end job, believes meeting rebellious eight-year-old Arabella is a cosmic second chance: her younger self returned. Together they embark on an unconventional road trip, discovering that two lost souls may hold the answers each has been searching for.
Following the screening: Q&A with the film's director, Carolina Cavalli, a guest of Cinema Italian Style.
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
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Saturday, November 21, 2026
- Original Language Title: Il rapimento di Arabella
- Director: Carolina Cavalli
- Principal Cast: Benedetta Porcaroli; Lucrezia Guglielmino; Chris Pine
- Country: Italy
- Year: 2025
- Running Time: 107 min.
- Producer: Luisa Borella; Antonio Celsi; Annamaria Morelli
- Screenplay: Carolina Cavalli
- Cinematographers: Lorenzo Levrini
- Editors: Babak Jalali
- Music: Thomas Moked Blum; Noaz Deshe
- Awards: Orizzonti Best Actress Award at 82nd Venice international film festival; screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival
- Language: Italian, with English subtitles
- Has Subtitles: Yes