The Tearsmith is a 2024 Italian teen romance film based on the novel of the same name by Erin Doom.
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- The Tearsmith is a 2024 Italian teen romance film.
- Its original Italian title is Fabbricante di lacrime.
- The film was directed by Alessandro Genovesi.
- It was based on the novel of the same name by Erin Doom.
- It was released on Netflix on 4 April 2024.
- Two orphaned teens finally get a chance at being a part of a family again when they’re adopted by a loving family — but the pair are sworn enemies. As they battle their traumatic pasts and their complicated feelings for each other, they forge an unbreakable bond.
- The screenplay was written by Genovesi and Eleonora Fiorini.
- Simone Baldasseroni, Caterina Ferioli, and Sabrina Paravicini star in the movie.
- Its running time is 105 minutes.
- The Tearsmith was published by Magazzini Salani in 2021.
- It became the best-selling novel of 2022 in Italy.
- Following its success, Colorado Film acquired the rights to a film adaptation in mid-2022.
- Filming took place in Rome, Pescara, and Ravenna.
- Filming took place from February to June 2023.
- Songs featured in the film include “Budapest” by George Ezra, “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo, and “I Love You” by Billie Eilish.
- The Tearsmith is not based on a true story. The whole plot of both the bok and the movie is fictional.
- Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film in September 2023.
- A teaser trailer for the film was released on 20 February 2024.
- The official trailer was released on 14 March 2024.
- Aurora Amidon of Paste called the film “predictable”, but “entertaining in its own wild and unexpected ways”. She praised the performances of Ferioli and Baldasseroni as well as the film’s production design.
- Johnny Loftus of Decider wrote, “Chemistry-wise, Caterina Ferioli and Simone Baldasseroni have their moments, as far as frustrated lovers trying to find their purpose together certainly can. It is quite possible to root for them. But the setting as it’s portrayed in the film took us way, way out of the immediate story, and especially impedes the romance.”
- Livia Paccarié of The Hollywood Reporter Roma called the film “a confusing mix of clichés halfway between Oliver Twist and Twilight.
- Simona Tavola of Cinefilos.it rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars, calling it a film “designed only for Gen Z audiences”, but “an above-average package […] of the young adult genre”.
- On 7 April 2024, after three days of its release, the film ranked first on the Neflix global charts.
- The word “falena” went viral on TikTok after the movie release. Rigel called Nica falena, which means moth.
