A rustic wedding feast with a dozen courses. Country boy marries city girl.
Flirtations. Infidelities. Family secrets exposed; prejudices expressed. Cute little kids. Sumptuous food. Italy in the thirties in the shadow of Mussolini.
You really need to know a little Italian to follow 'The Story of Boys and Girls' since there are so many characters talking practically at once, so the subtitles are annoying and distracting. Director Pupi Avati has everybody flying about to give us the mood of anticipation, and then the energy continues because there are so many personalities to be expressed. A lot of sexual pleasure taken on the run here, with the men as quick little rabbits; the women responsive, once aroused. Warm, charming, with just a hint of fascist values, and the disaster to come.
(Note: Over 500 of my movie reviews are now available in my book "Cut to the Chaise Lounge or I Can't Believe I Swallowed the Remote!" Get it at Amazon!)
Flirtations. Infidelities. Family secrets exposed; prejudices expressed. Cute little kids. Sumptuous food. Italy in the thirties in the shadow of Mussolini.
You really need to know a little Italian to follow 'The Story of Boys and Girls' since there are so many characters talking practically at once, so the subtitles are annoying and distracting. Director Pupi Avati has everybody flying about to give us the mood of anticipation, and then the energy continues because there are so many personalities to be expressed. A lot of sexual pleasure taken on the run here, with the men as quick little rabbits; the women responsive, once aroused. Warm, charming, with just a hint of fascist values, and the disaster to come.
(Note: Over 500 of my movie reviews are now available in my book "Cut to the Chaise Lounge or I Can't Believe I Swallowed the Remote!" Get it at Amazon!)