Venuto al Mondo *****

Venuto al Mondo = Came into the world, however the English version is call: Born Twice.

After seeing the atrocities that humanity enforce on each other’s how it is possible to put it all behind and go back into the “normal” world? Into an everyday life and live like if nothing had happened?

Venuto al mondo is a love story set in Sarajevo during the Serb’s siege in the early 90’s.

Even that it is a love story it is not mushy, it is raw with very powerful character very well portrait by Penelope Cruz as the main female character Gemma; Emily Hirsch as Diego the war photographer and husband to Gemma; Pietro Castellitto as the son, and Sergio Castellito as the stepfather was great as always.

I am a big fan of Sergio Castellito and in my opinion he is one of the best actor, director, producer, or anything else he does.

I won’t tell you the plot of the movie because I don’t want to spoil it for you. Nevertheless I will tell you that there are many stories intertwine into the plot and none of them overpass the other one, they are all strong and heart felt.

The movie is very powerful with a cast of strong characters that played their part very convincingly.

The movie is based on the book of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, which happen to be Pietro Castellitto wife. And by the way the boy that plays the role of the son is his son. Technically the whole family was involved in this project.

Anyway, I recommend this picture to everybody. I also recommend that you bring a few tissues, because if you are like me, you will shed a few tears over the powerful and shocking end.

Now, I will go and read the book.

Moonrise kingdom ****

I just saw this movie and I loved it.

With a stellar cast comprise of:

·         Bruce Willis

·         Edward Norton

·         Bill Murray

·         Frances McDormand

·         Harvey Keitel

·         Bob Balaban = narrator

·         Tilda Swinton

·         Jason Schwartzman

·         Larry Pine

·         Wes Anderson = director

·         Jared Gilman = Sam = boy

·         Kara Hayward = Suzy = girl

Moonrise Kingdom is an offbeat movie about two 12 yrs. old children. 

The ensemble cast plays eccentric, weird characters, but you could not expect any less from director Wes Anderson.

The movie was hilarious in a very dark kind of humor; it was tragic due to the consequences that brought them to that place and time.

I felt the kid’s pain, the parent’s grief, the sheriff loneliness and empty life, the troop leader’s awkwardness. 

Jared Gilman was great as the boy, he play his role with such insight  and trustfulness.

Kara Hayward was also great as the girl lost in a dysfunctional family where nobody was listening to her.

Actually all the personages in the film were out of touch with reality, nevertheless you felt for them.

Great acting by the whole cast and even that the movie is about children this is a movie for adults.