Spettacolo (Blu-ray)
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Blu-ray Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 47 minutes
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: February 27, 2018
- Originally Released: 2018
- Label: Grasshopper Film
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Directed by | Jeff Malmberg & Chris Shellen | |
| Composition by | Lele Marchitelli |
Entertainment Reviews:
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[A] lyrical love letter to the area....Lele Marchitelli’s score underlines the general air of relaxed, folksy, centuries-old charm.
Variety
A beautiful, melancholic rumination on the struggle to preserve cultural tradition in the face of modern economic forces.
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Original Cin
It feels wrong, almost insulting, to call "Spettacolo" charming, even if the movie is often delightful.
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New York Times
Rating: B --
This is not about just any play, it is an 'autodrama,' written and performed by the people of the town about themselves, their hopes, their history, their concerns about the changes happening in their country and in their town.
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Laramie Movie Scope
While it's increasingly saddening in "Spettacolo" to consider that a place as unique as this tight-knit community isn't immune to such concerns, to see the amateur dramatists forge ahead is equally if not more invigorating.
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Moveable Fest
Rating: 2.5/4 --
Spettacolo serves as a hymn to the creative process, but also as a eulogy of sorts to the let's-put-on-a-show spirit of pre-digital times. Come for the drama, stay for the gorgeous scenery.
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Toronto Star
We sense the pride these people take in this work. One of the film's most beautiful passages is a montage of different townsfolk - a teacher, a woman hanging laundry, a clerk behind a desk - practicing their lines as they go about their day.
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Village Voice
Product Description:
This documentary looks at Monticchiello, a small Italian town whose citizens put on a play about their lives every year. The tradition began as a way for the townspeople to examine their experiences during WWII, but land development, the country's financial crisis, and a lack of interest from younger generations threaten to bring the curtain down forever. Directed by Jeff Malmberg and Chris Shellen.
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