All that for this... What can we remember about this film? A slice of life for the young Filippo Scotti between his mother, his father, his aunt, his brother, the city of Naples, soccer and Maradona. That's a lot of things. And he seems interested in cinema (probably autobiographical elements of Paolo Sorrentino).
Paolo Sorrentino loves the female body. This is one of the interests of the film. Paolo Sorrentino has a way of approaching sex and sexuality, in a direct and straightforward way, in the everyday life of the family that makes it not shocking. Note that a dimension of Italian families is missing: the Catholic religion. It is absent from the film. This may explain it.
All the technical departments are of high level: interpretation, photography (superb), reconstruction of the 80s, scenery, with the city of Naples and its spectacular scenery. They allow to maintain the interest, even if the story is not particularly exciting. The film contains some superb shots, which give images of great beauty (for example, the chandelier lit on the floor, which produces a visual memory).
However, the film has little emotion. It is brilliant in form. But the feeling is that it is empty.
Paolo Sorrentino loves the female body. This is one of the interests of the film. Paolo Sorrentino has a way of approaching sex and sexuality, in a direct and straightforward way, in the everyday life of the family that makes it not shocking. Note that a dimension of Italian families is missing: the Catholic religion. It is absent from the film. This may explain it.
All the technical departments are of high level: interpretation, photography (superb), reconstruction of the 80s, scenery, with the city of Naples and its spectacular scenery. They allow to maintain the interest, even if the story is not particularly exciting. The film contains some superb shots, which give images of great beauty (for example, the chandelier lit on the floor, which produces a visual memory).
However, the film has little emotion. It is brilliant in form. But the feeling is that it is empty.