Luigi Pirandello thinks back on his life as he takes a train ride to accept one last award.
One of a handful of recent films about the life of the great writer, this is one that has been hanging with me for the days since I saw it. Normally I watch a film and then a relatively short time later I write it up, but with this I had a slot to watch it but not an immediate slot to slot to write so I sat on it. That was a good thing because this gem of a film has grown exponentially in my head and heart. This is one that you need to track down when it finaly gets out into the world.
What I love about the film is that it takes the well worn formula of a memory play about a life and just mixes it together in some great ways, His life blends with his work and dreams. The editing by Consuelo Catucci and director Michele Placido is honestly some of the best you will see, period. Life’s parts bleed into each other the way it’s in our heads. This is true movie magic and Michele Placido with a couple of sequences just blew me away with their absolute perfection. You’ll know which when you see the dance.
I can’t wait for this to come to the US when I can see it in one of the great theaters with a big screen and big sound.
I know this isn’t a deep and meaningful review but this film hit me viscerally and I just want to grab each one of you and sit you down and make you watch it..
Recommended
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