Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (film)

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is a 2011 comedy-drama film directed by Roberto Faenza based on Peter Cameron's novel of the same name. It is primarily Italian financed, but was shot in English. The teenage American protagonist was played by eighteen-year-old English actor Toby Regbo and the supporting cast is mainly American.

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Directed byRoberto Faenza
Produced byElda Ferri
Ron Stein
Allen Bain
Written byRoberto Faenza
Dahlia Heyman
Based onSomeday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
by Peter Cameron
StarringToby Regbo
Marcia Gay Harden
Lucy Liu
Ellen Burstyn
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Peter Gallagher
Deborah Ann Woll
Aubrey Plaza
Music byElisa , Andrea Guerra
CinematographyMaurizio Calvesi
Edited byMassimo Fiocchi
Production
company
Jean Vigo Italia
Four of a Kind Productions
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release date
  • November 18, 2011 (2011-11-18)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryItaly
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million[1]
Box office$666,922[2] (Italy)

The film premiered at the 2011 Rome Film Festival and was scheduled for release in Italy in February 2012. It received its North American premiere at the 2012 Miami International Film Festival, but no further cinematic release dates have been announced.

The Italian reviews were mixed, but considerable praise was given for Regbo's performance.

Premise

A drama that follows James Sveck (Toby Regbo), a recent high school graduate in New York City, who feels out of step with his privileged upbringing.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in New York from August 18 to October 4, 2010.[3]

References

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