A legendary father... A world-famous mother... And their very famous daughter Chiara... This movie tells her story. Chiara is an actress, just like her father Marcello Mastroianni and her mother Catherine Deneuve. One summer when nothing seems real, Chiara decides to live like her father: She will dress like him, talk like him, breathe like him. Chiara adopts this identity to such an extent that those around her believe in this imitation and start calling him "Marcello". Christophe Honoré, whose previous works such as Winter Boy / High School Boy, On A Magical Night / Room 212, and Love Songs / Love Songs blend humor and heartfelt drama with his signature mastery, explores the complexities of identity, family legacy, and living in the shadow of an icon, as well as the quirks of being an actor. Marcello Mio, which had its world premiere at Cannes, is an extraordinary mock comedy-documentary in which real actors play themselves as actors.
