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A Masterpiece!
Loui Blair
It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
Bob
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
p.newhouse@talk21.com
A neat historical thriller, fiorile is my first Taviani film, but it probably won't be my last. I hadn't really read much about the film, except to form the opinion that it was probably a routine quality children's fantasy film, so I let it pass me by for years. It is actually a historical thriller about several generations of a family, told as a tale to the children of the present day family, mingled with a caution about the legend's possible effect on the children. There are some rather predictable elements to the film, but the acting is excellent by all, and the sumptuous Italian settings give a feel of Shakespeare mixed with the modern day, and the ending has considerable style. Well worth adding to your collection.
oOgiandujaOo_and_Eddy_Merckx
The Tavianis astonished me with Kaos (1984) and The Night Sun (1990). With Fiorile they have stolen my heart.I cannot approach the statement I have just made logically. I can't tell you why I yearn to hear my mother play Grieg's Waltz (from his Lyric Pieces) more than any great player play one of the complicated masterpieces. There is something about ingenuity and virtuosity and flawlessness that is besides the point.Fiorile is cosmic and sweet.Its flaws are what makes it beautiful.The story is about a family who curse themselves down through the generations themselves by stealing treasure and causing an intolerable injustice. But the wealth of the film is in the Tavianis ability to create heightened moments, full of nostalgia for times and places you never knew.
peyman_toossy
Driving to visit his ill father in Italian countryside, a father recalls the story of his family for his daughter and son...this unforgettable story of human greed and dishonesty and how wealth can taint the spirit is one of the most intense and moving stories i've ever come across with... juxtaposition of present and past in the same sets and the multiple roles characters play is as precious as the script and photography.... don't miss this one even if you're too busy.
Roncito-2
If you've been looking for a great story, beautifully told, watch this movie. Like many Italian films, it portrays truths that are absent the linear, "everything has to pay off" American cinema. The story drifts in and out of different epochs with clever transitions that would make David Lean jealous. The actors are uniformly excellent with special praise owed to the exquisite Galatea Ranzi.This is a film that can be seen again and again and enjoyed each time for the new discoveries and pleasures that it brings.
