Three Goodbyes Tre Ciotole

Synopsis

After what seemed like a trivial argument, Marta (Alba Rohrwacher) and Antonio (Elio Germano) break up. Reeling from heartache, gym teacher Marta withdraws into herself, completely losing her appetite and enthusiasm for life and finding solace in a lifesize K-pop idol cardboard standee. Antonio, a chef, throws himself into his skyrocketing career. Even though he was the one who ended things, he can’t seem to get her off his mind. When Marta discovers that her loss of appetite has more to do with her health than her grief, everything changes: the taste of food, the feel of music, romantic desires, and the certainty of choices made.

At once disarming and devastating, Three Goodbyes is a bittersweet tale of love lost and found—for oneself, for others, and for the joys in life. With gentleness and a touch of humor, celebrated Catalan auteur Isabel Coixet eloquently adapts Michela Murgia’s autobiographical best-seller, crafting a guide for how to navigate life circumstances that create a clear delineation between a before and an after with grit and grace.