
Manager Michele lost his job but didn't tell his wife Eve, who was completing her art history PhD. Michele ponders whether to accept quickly a less lucrative job or hope for a better one. He opts to look for a higher paying job, in an attempt to retain their upper-middle class status and lifestyle, but is disappointed time and time again. Eventually, they are forced to sell their home and rent an apartment in a working class neighborhood. Meanwhile, she is forced to take two ... (Full plot summary below)
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Manager Michele lost his job but didn't tell his wife Eve, who was completing her art history PhD. Michele ponders whether to accept quickly a less lucrative job or hope for a better one. He opts to look for a higher paying job, in an attempt to retain their upper-middle class status and lifestyle, but is disappointed time and time again. Eventually, they are forced to sell their home and rent an apartment in a working class neighborhood. Meanwhile, she is forced to take two part-time jobs, and stop her volunteer work restoring a fresco. As the reality of their new working-class status emerges, they struggle to hold onto their sense of selves and their relationship.
Leave your thoughts about Days and Clouds.
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter V. AddiegoThis is a portrait of nerve-racking economic times, and it cuts close to the bone in detailing how a marriage suffers when its financial underpinnings are suddenly knocked away. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitdraws viewers in close and never relinquishes its grip |
| Boxoffice MagazineMatthew NestelNothing is forced and the acting is just as sunny. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldDays and Clouds, despite its darkness, warmly reminds us that if we have each other, sometimes that's all we need. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenA brave film simply for daring to portray a nightmare lurking in the minds of middle-aged workers, people who might fear a film that addresses their insecurities this bluntly. |
| VarietyEddie CockrellDeliberately paced and naturally limned by all, the family's ups and downs make for a satisfying journey. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersA great deal of the reason for that belongs solely to Buy. This is, without a doubt, one of the finest performances by an actress I've seen this year, nearly up to the same remarkable plateau as Kristin Scott Thomas' work in I've Loved You So Long. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThis kind of story is happening much more frequently with the economic recession that is affecting much of the world now. |
| OregonianStan HallEvidently we aren't the only ones feeling nervous about the economy. |
| Village VoiceVadim RizovElsa (Margherita Buy) and Michele (Antonio Albanese) have a problem: They're a married couple in a middlebrow arthouse movie. |