A clever crime thriller from acclaimed Oscar-winning-director, Gabriele Salvatores (MEDITERRANEO). QUO VADIS, BABY?, adapted from the eponymous novel by Grazia Verasani, is an absorbing and intense work that is remarkably photographed in a fascinating voyeuristic style.
QUO VADIS BABY? (which takes its title from a line of dialogue in Last Tango in Paris) follows a feisty female private investigator, in a rut personally and professionally, who decides to re-investigate her sister's suicide 16 years ago. Watching video diary tapes that her sister made before her death and interviewing friends and her own family, a shocking and sad portrait of her sister's life as a would-be model and actress begins to emerge. Packed with clever and knowing cinematic references, made with supreme skill and visual style, QUO VADIS BABY? is a sophisticated and surprising noir film, that manages to both be exciting and distinctive.
The movie is anchored by the ferocious performance of Angela Baraldi. Her exquisitely detailed, powerfully searing performance gives the film the fuel that allows it to soar. Claudia Zanella is a revelation as Ada; her performance exists only via videotapes, yet it is an eerily disturbing and bewitching in turn.