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Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
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From Time Out Film Guide
Tornatore's follow-up to Cinema Paradiso isn't quite so dewy-eyed, but will still have cynics retching into their popcorn. Amiable old buffer Matteo (Mastroianni) lives a lonely life in Sicily. On a whim, he ups sticks and travels to the mainland; his aim, to reunite his family round a dinner table. But his children seem strangely embarrassed by him. Contrasted with the highly unsatisfactory behaviour of his adult offspring are his vivid memories of them as kids. His son Alvaro remains absent, and as the old man camps miserably on the doorstep, young Alvaro (the terminally cute Cascio) shimmers into view. There is a melodramatic plot lurch, a haunting dream sequence, a well-handled autumnal love affair, and a neat twist at the end. Like Cinema Paradiso, it's expertly manipulative and good-looking, though a tad darker. Mastroianni gambols through it.Author: SFe
Cast & crew
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Producer: Angelo Rizzoli
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Michèle Morgan, Salvatore Cascio, Valeria Cavalli, Marino Cenna, Roberto Nobile full cast
Duration: 126 mins
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