Italian with English Subtitles

Antonio (Giancarlo Commare) completely relies on his husband, emotionally, economically, and psychologically. When they break up, he finds himself in need of a home, a job, and, more importantly, a purpose. Luckily, his lifelong friend Cristina (Michela Giraud) is there to help in this hour of need, and Antonio soon moves in with free-spirited Denis (Eduardo Valdarnini), and gets a job in a bakery run by his landlord’s charming friend Luca (Gianmarco Saurino). He starts a professional pastry course that helps him to rebuild his confidence and slowly starts realizing that being single is not that bad after all. Was he wrong in sacrificing his independence at the altar of love? The answer seems obvious enough until the opportunity for a new romance arises.

"The result is a film that represents a great novelty for the Italian market. We finally have a film that doesn’t necessarily connect non-heterosexual / LGBTQ+ characters to a problematic setting.

Mascarpone seeks to be a delicate bildungsroman that follows the choices of Antonio (Giancarlo Commare) in starting a new life after the separation from his husband. The universal theme of the search for self develops in an everyday setting with dominant LGBTQ+ overtones, without confusion or doubts, or secrets to hide. The characters live their lives proudly and in full acceptance." - Director Alessandro Guida