‘The Wonders’ is transcendent
Gelsomina (Maria Alexandra Lungu) is a 12 year-old head of household in a family of beekeepers. Her father Wolfgang (Sam Louwyck) keeps a tight watch on the business in their isolated plot of land in the Tuscan region
Alice Rohrwacher
‘Corpo Celeste’ bestows its coming-of-age story with broad implications
Corpo Celeste Writen by Alice Rohrwacher Directed by Alice Rohrwacher 2011, Italy Corpo Celeste acts as a guide for the uninitiated into the oppressive realm of religious fundamentalism and traditional thinking. The lens under which viewers examine this heady subject matter belongs to a budding adolescent named Marta (played with precocious dignity by newcomer Yile …
NYFF 2011: ‘Corpo Celeste’ bestows its coming-of-age story with broad implications
Corpo Celeste Writen by Alice Rohrwacher Directed by Alice Rohrwacher 2011, Italy Corpo Celeste acts as a guide for the uninitiated into the oppressive realm of religious fundamentalism and traditional thinking. The lens under which viewers examine this heady subject matter belongs to a budding adolescent named Marta (played with precocious dignity by newcomer …