Just knowing it was based on a true story made it touching from the get go.
As someone who has lived chunks of her life and loved deeply in Italy, this film hit home in so many ways for me.
It's a beautiful visual treat in the episodes where they are in Italy and the pacing gives one the feeling of small town Italy too.
A couple of episodes in you can start to feel something is "coming" and it takes its time getting to the crescendo of sadness. Then, once there, it sits in it a while before ending in a very American "happily ever after" kinda way which one is thankful for in this case.
Well acted, particularly by a beautifully spoken Zoe Saldana who is a delight to listen to in Italian.
Try to watch in decent chunks (I did it in 2 x sittings) so as to really get into the feeling it's conveying. Just have a box of tissues handy 💔
As someone who has lived chunks of her life and loved deeply in Italy, this film hit home in so many ways for me.
It's a beautiful visual treat in the episodes where they are in Italy and the pacing gives one the feeling of small town Italy too.
A couple of episodes in you can start to feel something is "coming" and it takes its time getting to the crescendo of sadness. Then, once there, it sits in it a while before ending in a very American "happily ever after" kinda way which one is thankful for in this case.
Well acted, particularly by a beautifully spoken Zoe Saldana who is a delight to listen to in Italian.
Try to watch in decent chunks (I did it in 2 x sittings) so as to really get into the feeling it's conveying. Just have a box of tissues handy 💔