Runtime : 110 Min.
Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director : Ferzan Özpetek
Movie Stars : Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo and Alessandro Preziosi
Country: Italy
Language : Italian
IMDB: Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.
A cute little story about an Italian family facing modern issues with as much grace and comedy as possible. I'm a fool for good scenery so A+ in that department, but the film lacks some realistic elements Spoiler! Once the jewel of a grandmother dies Antonio reappears and seems to be accepted into the family after being dismissed by his father for being gay. Am I truly supposed to believe that centuries of traditions and values are supposed to be forgotten just because the grandmother dies?Also, am I supposed to believe that Tommaso will be accepted also in his small south Italian town? Still, it's a movie and who wants to see realistic things anyway...? then it would be real life not the cinemas. The comedy is not fast paced (Ex: The Hangover, etc.) but it's more of the slow steady comedy (Ex: Amélie: Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain). You kind of feel sad and angry for the character Alba (Nicole Grimaudo. You can tell she likes Tommaso but accepts him for who he is and their friendship for just that. At any rate, I enjoyed the family elements, funny but too perfect characters, and this small Italian town.
Rating: 3.5/5
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