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Respiro

 

aka: Grazia's Island
Italy 2002, 90 minutes
Dir. Emanuele Crialese
In Italian with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama, Comedy

Feat. Valeria Golino

 

Aroview: Highly charged and mostly insightful depiction of a free-spirited woman whose near-psychotic episodes have a profound effect on her small Sicilian fishing village.

Something of a festival hit for its gorgeous Mediterranean scenery, rustic rhythms and attractive, amateur cast (excepting the unstoppable Golino in the lead), this to a certain extent replicates some of the cliches of the genre. However, its life-affirming tone and joyously-depicted locations, make for a vivid and memorable experience.

NZ International Film Festival 2003

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