Regal Baaria is Sicilian slang for Bagheria where Tornatore was born and this is an autobiographic epic of three generations in the Sicilian village where he was born. User Ratings Check out Baaria - La Porta Del Vento critics reviews. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. What a beautiful looking film! i call it a pretty film because there are lots of pretty scenes of Italy and of people moving about the scenes reflecting Sicilian life - but whats the story? I saw this last month at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival. We come to understand why socialism and communism has a strong following in southern Italy. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Featuring guest appearances by Monica Bellucci, Raoul Bova and Donatella Finocchiaro, Baaria was the opening night attraction at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival. Baaria -- Film Review. A very nice pretty sentimental Italian movie, thats it. My only puzzlement comes with the way Italians are reacting to "Baaria" Even if it was at the top of the box office charts there is tendency to dismiss this film for not confronting this for not confronting that for being too "clean" and a lot of other absurdities like that. |, July 22, 2010 All that was missing were the builders. It's a fresco of life in Southern Italy from the 1920s to the present. war, The Sicilian language is so unique that some terms is almost impossible to translate. If an ash cloud ruins your summer plans, consider it a viable substitute. Perhaps that was the intention. If he gets back by the time the man's spit dries in the dirt, he gets 20 lira which could come in handy, considering his family is always broke and forced to work menial jobs to survive, even with his father knowing how to read and still having all his own teeth. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. It was in competition at the last Venice film festival but didn't win anything because, I imagine, the Venice Film Festival is a showcase for serious, innovative cinema and "Baaria" is none of that. More Richard Attenborough than Bernardo Bertolucci. The Italian cinema needs a shot in the arm and who better than Giuseppe Tornatore to be the one who does it. A tapestry of highs and lows among the remarkably unremarkable. Now, all said and done I will urge you to see it and make up your own mind. just like memories work, a bit of this and a bit of that. Beautiful photography from cinematographer Enrico Lucidi complementing the lovely art direction and production design of Maurizo Sabatini and Cosimo Gomez with some nice special effects this is a great looking film but it's wandering story line and fairly weak dialog drags it down. Beautiful colorful images, relentless Morriconi, famous faces playing tiny cameos etc. biography, January 27, 2011 | It has, however, a great show of confidence in itself. The film begins in the 1920's, in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (a.k.a. From the director of Cinema Paradiso comes a stirring, unforgettable new epic of Italian life as you've never seen it before. Even as the war promises to change everything, Peppino's family remains doggedly poor. There are a couple of wonderful moments and it's a treat to see dozens of Italian stars making very brief cameos in a beautiful reconstructed city. I've waited three days to see if anything Tornatore presented to his audience would stick. Let me get that out of the way first. |. A film about one or two of these things might have been decent. It was really a pleasure to watch this movie since trough the history of the main character is telling about the history of Sicily, where I am coming from. | Fresh (6) Tweet. This film is prime example that just because you have: 1) a twelve-year old growing up as a main protagonist, 2) a rural Italian town as a setting (with all its fabled and quirky old-timers) and 3) the Spielberg of Italian coming-of-age films as a director, does not mean it will be good (this time around). Although at times it feels a little too packed, taking a closer look into fascist times, war and the notorious Italian mafia through the eyes of every day people is refreshing. This is a Sicily for exportation or, the Sicily of a dreamer with a very acute cinematic eye. External Reviews (And yes, Giuseppe Tornatore, we know you directed "Cinema Paradiso.") The screenplay excessively uses ellipsis making difficult to follow secondary characters. Rating: Not Available. I learned to see and appreciate film thanks to Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pietro Germi, Mario Monicelli, right up to Bernardo Bertolucci, that's why I felt so upset and depress by this latest Tornatore film, the most expensive Italian production ever. “Ci crediamo di poter abbracciare il mondo, ma abbiamo le braccia troppo corte.” Should have paid more attention to it. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. The story line is too weak. Based on memories of the Sicilian village the Italian director was born into, Baaria is an autobiography of sorts that documents the lives of people who have been affected by social and political revolutions of the last century, and as seen through the eyes of the Torrenuova family. All Critics (11) And that's just too much for one movie to contain. We wonât be able to verify your ticket today, but itâs great to know for the future. He can't seem to catch anything but the occasional clever set-up. The story is very uninteresting and too personal and does not have emotion. I have to say that the movie is a masterpiece of the neo-realism, since the aspects shown are really matching with the reality. Morricone does as usual a good work, but not a great one, as no theme was in my head at the end of the movie (while watching it I completely forgot he was the composer). Granted, it was a sometimes charming and funny mess, but none- the-less. I walked out scratching my head. From famed writer/director Giuseppe Tornatore this was Italy's official submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best foreign Language Film and was nominated for a Golden Globe in the same category so despite its rather lengthy 150 minute run time I was looking forward to seeing this. Beautiful images, beautiful protagonists, beautiful score. The film covers five generations in the town of Baaria (Sicily) as Peppino grows up, becomes a Communist, and cares for his family. You're almost there! Baaria Italy Production: A Medusa Film presentation and production, in collaboration with Eagle Pictures. Sign up here. Coming Soon. Baaria is like a pleasant package holiday: alfresco dinners, strolls through lemon orchards. In the days when people go hungry and during World War II, his son Peppino witnesses injustice by mafiosi and landowners, and becomes a communist. The Italians tend to be so strict, so serious when it comes to films by an "auteur" so, how is it they give Giuseppe Tornatore a thumbs up for this sentimental without sentiment, two and a half hours television commercial? But Baaria stands of itself. I think in Italy people are determined to transform "Baaria" into a big hit and why not. The soundtrack is by Maestro Ennio Morricone, and it's simply magic, it makes me cry. The movie confirm the extraordinary capacities of Tornatore (I love his "Cinema Paradiso"). The expectations were palpable. But I get terribly impatient when the opposite is true. Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Baarìa may well be the first instance of a director – in this case Giuseppe Tornatore – making a film about what is effectively his own life story. The confusing part is that Venice prides itself for being a "Mostra d'Arte" so, I'm prepared to bet "Baaria" is going to get some of the top awards. | Rating: 1/5 The question is, after the emotional soirée, this morning it took me well after breakfast to remember the actual movie and I suspect that is because "Baaria" is too much and not enough at the same time. Just confirm how you got your ticket. Everything looks and feels phony. Tornatore takes a while to set up the story's direction. A Sicilian family depicted across three generations: from Cicco to his son Peppino to his grandson Pietro... Touching lightly upon the private lives of these characters and their families, the film evokes the loves, dreams and disappointments of an entire community in the province of Palermo over five decades: during the Fascist period, Cicco is a humble shepherd who, however, finds time to pursue his passion: books, epic poems, the great popular romance novels. The "auteur" is trying to sell us something and I fear many will buy because the rewards, if you can call them that, are immediate. The film exists in two versions, the original in the local Baariotu dialect of Sicilian and the second dubbed in Italian. A film about one or two of these things might have been decent. I guess that this was not the movie that was going to convince me that Italian filmmakers have talent. history, By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. A film about one or two of these things might have been decent. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Looking back with a sentimental eye and a generous budget doesn't guarantee a masterpiece and in fact "Baaria" is not a masterpiece, but it manages to be a lot of other things and when I say a lot a mean an awful lot, too much perhaps. The film is clearly autobiographical about the movie director Guisseppe Tornatore and his Sicilian family life. He tried to give us a "1900" but just hinting at the highs and lows with pretty pictures and Ennio Morricone. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. First time in 20 years that an Italian film opens the prestigious Venice Film Festival. Where to start? But Tornatore's epic is mixed with his own personal memories and feelings rather than being a more detached study and portrait of an age and a specific place, circumstance that has made some people compare this movie with Fellini's Amarcord. The Unthinkable (Den blomstertid nu kommer), American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally. I prefer a scene out of focus but that gives me something I can take with me forever. "Baaria" turns out to be a pretty succession of images, too pretty and too many, that hide, while you're watching it, a total emptiness. Fittingly, the event got underway with a film that spotlights an Italian society in hopeless flux; jerry-built, impermanent and buffeted by the winds of change. This is the story of one man's fight to raise a family with dignity, as a political activist hoping to make things better for the common people of his town, requiring heaps of courage given the dangers of speaking out against fascism in those days. This may be due to the fact he tries to say too many things at once and such things are not necessarily all that well linked together, resulting in a weak plot. No heart, no warmth and no truth. Not to alienate an audience with new thoughts or ideas but provide instead a long video clip full of pretty people acting up a storm. by Ian Freer | At first the overall lack of realism in the film isn't a problem, since the story is told through the eyes of its children and one child in particular. An interesting walk along the Sicilian history. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. Baaria), the boy Giuseppe "Peppino" Torrenuova (Francesco Scianna) works as a shepherd to financially help his poor family. What come back to me at this very moment, trying to remember the epic is the wonderful face of Lina Sastri. A chunk of 1900 set in a small Sicilian town, that town where Giuseppe Tornatore, the writer director, was born. I was there in the audience, applauding. It's a movie, not fast food. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Disjointed but rewarding. I'm so puzzled. (International sales: Summit Entertainment, Santa Monica.) Giuseppe Tornatore's sprawling, epic family drama is well acted and beautifully shot, but it's also much too long and lacks narrative focus. A commercial operation if I ever saw one. Tornatores B-game. At least, the leading character is a Communist this time around. But unlike his father, he takes an interest in politics to proactively put forth change for his fellow countrymen. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Not the Sicily of Visconti's "La Terra Trema" to be sure but perhaps Tornatore's way is a cleverer way to go about it. More Zeffirelli than Visconti. What does this movie want to achieve? For people like me who 'belongs to a community' and grow a part of it, it means a lot 'to belong'... even if we continue life in a different continent than our original town our feeling of this 'belonging' to our origin makes us who we are... BAARIA is another masterwork form the consummate film artist Giuseppe Tornatore. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy Coming Soon, Regal | If you like Tornatore, this movie is not gonna let you down. Some of my favorite films appear superficial when in reality they are not. In fact it looks and feels like a long, long trailer. That's a trap an inhuman trap. Tornatore is so highly regarded in Italy and Sicily that famous actors fight for the opportunity to work in one of his luminous films, agreeing to take minute walk on roles just to be near the director: Monica Belluci, Ángela Molina, Beppe Fiorello, Raoul Bova etc.
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