Baaria

Baaria

Synopsis

Giuseppe Tornatore directed this grand-scale portrait of life and love over several decades in a small town in Sicily. The Torrenuovas are a family of peasant shepherds who have lived in Bagheria though many generations. Before the rise of Mussolini, the family worked for Don Giacinto (Lollo Franco), a local tycoon who used his power and position to take advantage of others. Young Peppino Torrenuova senses a profound injustice in the way Don Giacinto treats his elders, and as the years pass the young man becomes an advocate for social change. Once he grows to be a man, Peppino (Francesco Scianna) falls in love with beautiful Mannina (Margareth Made) and they get married over the objections of Mannia’s parents. As Peppino throws in his lot with the local Communist party and works to make life better for his fellow peasants, we see a number of important historical events through his eyes and watch the fortunes of his town and his family rise and fall.

Official Site: NA

Singapore Release Date: 10th June, Thursday

Running Time: 163 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Comedy | Drama | History | War

Cast: Francesco Scianna, Margareth Madè

Crew: Director (Giuseppe Tornatore), Producer (Tarak Ben Ammar, Marina Berlusconi, Mario Cotone), Writers (Giuseppe Tornatore), Music (Ennio Morricone), Cinematography (Enrico Lucidi) and Editing (Massimo Quaglia)

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The Review

The impression this Italian movie left me was the really beautiful people in it. Such an eye-candy of a cast.

The Italian are such an animated people and it showed in the film.

Yes with the big budget it has, a moving epic right from the start, although there was a few sappy long-winded scenes, however it failed to deliver any truth.

Aesthetically pleasing but it all gloss and superficial with no warmth to it.

The Good

• Beautiful score
• Excellent cinematography

The Bad

• Can be tad be too long of a movie for some

Editor’s Ratings