Reviews

"Non ci resta che piangere" is definitely a piece of art, directed by two of the most important Italian comedy writers: Benigni and Troisi. This is the work of a Napolitan and a Tuscan comic put together to make a film that'll make you laugh from its start and if you start, you'll never stop.

The plot is very simple: Mario and Saverio, a teacher and a janitor in an elementary school, find them in the year 1492 and it is the origin of all the funny situations you'll find in the movie.

The language used by Mario and Saverio is Italian, but Mario uses a typical Naples accent and Saverio it's using his Tuscan influence, so the language they use is crucial to the final meaning of the movie.

In the original version there was an additional scene, that the directors had to cut off when publishing the movie, despite this the movie is still very funny, and is its freshness, its lack of bad words what makes it a good comedy and a good film.

Ending, I think this movie is one of the best ever produced in Italy, but unfortunately, due to its dialectal language and the direct speech it can't be translated to other languages.

I saw this film and I liked it much. I found the plot just great, well devised and quite mysterious. The tangled plot makes the viewer feel confused about the story, because he can't guess what's going on for great part of the film. Furthermore there are some crucial objects, like the purple box, that enrich OLDBOY's mysterious atmosphere (it's not a case that some limited edition of the DVD were published in the "purple box").

Apart from the plot, I really appreciated its photography and camera work, I think it is really good, and it makes the movie convoy its meaning easier.

I just heard of a remake in future years, I hope it'll be as good as the original, even if I can't believe that there's a living actor who would make better than Choi Min Sik in the same movie.

Bad point: Too much explicit violence, even if some is needed, there are some useless violence scenes.