Category Archives: Alba Rohrwacher

My body, my choice: “Vergine giurata” [2015, Italy, Albania]

Posted on January 24, 2018 by TR

There’s no need for alarm; we needn’t fear a militant or agenda-driven feminist narrative in Laura Bispuri’s debut feature “Vergine giurata” [Eng. Title: Sworn Virgin]. It is rather a nuanced critique of restrictive sexual and cultural norms in some communities and … Continue reading →

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Letting sleeping beauties lie: “Bella Addormentata” [2012 Italy]

Posted on February 14, 2013 by TR

Veteran director Marco Bellocchio’s latest drama, “Bella Addormentata” [Eng. Title: Dormant Beauty] takes on the subject of euthanasia in a predominantly catholic Italy, by setting the film against a backdrop of real-life events in 2009, when the father of Eluana … Continue reading →

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Alba Rohrwacher in “La Solitudine dei Numeri Primi” BR720 [2010 Italy]

Posted on April 3, 2011 by TR

Very occasionally, a film affects you so deeply that it leaves you speechless and numb. After watching Saverio Castanzo’s poignant film, “La Solitudine dei Numeri Primi” [Eng. Title: the Solitude of Prime Numbers], I pretty much didn’t feel like doing … Continue reading →

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Alba Rohrwacher in “Cosa Voglio di Più” [2010 Italy]

Posted on March 9, 2011 by TR

Director Silvio Soldini has just made a fan out of me, and his film “Cosa Voglio di Più” [Eng. Title: What More do I Want] has definitely made me eat my words about contemporary Italian cinema being rudderless. This is … Continue reading →

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