Carolina Cavalli's 'The Kidnapping of Arabella' Trailer Debuts Ahead of July 2026 Release
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Summary
Carolina Cavalli, director of the acclaimed Gen Z comedy "Amanda," returns with "The Kidnapping of Arabella," a comedy that premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival's Horizons section. The film stars Benedetta Porcaroli (who won Best Actress at Venice) as a woman who has a fateful encounter with a small child played by Lucrezia Guglielmino, and also features Chris Pine in the cast. IndieWire debuted the trailer exclusively, with the film set for a July 2026 release from Oscilloscope Laboratories.
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· 3 pulledCarolina Cavalli, the Italian director behind the critically acclaimed and very funny Gen Z deadpan comedy 'Amanda,' returns with another uniquely hilarious movie about youth.
'The Kidnapping of Arabella' premiered in the Horizons section of the 2025 Venice Film Festival, where Benedetta Porcaroli won the Best Actress prize.
IndieWire debuts the trailer exclusively below ahead of its July 2026 release.
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