The Wonders (Le meraviglie) (2014)

“(MU) Rohrwacher tiene su mundo encantado, de ingenuos que le niegan educacióna sus hijosy de alguna manera los hacen felices y santos como Lazzaro,y con una felliniana Monica Belluccique visita la comarca (un lago y una isla despoblada) a irradiar maravillas” read more

Movies watched in 2023 (347 movies items)

"MUBI 19/07/23 8/10 "

An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Monica Bellucci, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, Bellucci had a rather small part after all which was slightly disappointing. Anyway, eventually, even though I did appreciate the realistic approach, to be honest, I really struggled to care about the damned thing though. I mean, the lack of plot didn’t bother me, it was basically a slice-of-life type of movie which can be a fine genre but, in my opinion, it was above all about the boring life of a rather boring teenager. There was in fact a whole bunch of other characters, almost all family members of the main character, but not one of them was properly developed and, even worse, none of them was really interesting. At least,” read more