The Village Theatre in Claremont, Ca, where I saw muchos foreign films as a teen, closed over 30 years ago...and we finally have Laemmle in town! I've seen several foreign films there so far, and was attracted to the write-ups for 'I Am Love' as offering the lushness, the unique cinematography, the unconventional view of life as in some of those oldies.
Absolutely not. Compare it with the Laura Antonelli series of movies, like 'Wifemistress.' That's magical. Nothing about the photography was notable in this. Or anything else.
My impression is that it's modern moral-relativist (anti-intellectual) pap: the self-indulgence of finding the passion of your life warrants the betrayal of all civilized commitments. Like hell it does. "You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals; let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel..." Sure. I thought Alexander Pope said we were at least at a middle state between god-like reason and animal-like passion. Hmm...not any more, I guess...
I kept wondering who it was about...right up to the first plot point, if there was one...I thought it was about the son who lost the race. And then poor old Trancredi, who did absolutely nothing wrong, gets his kick in the stomach-I kept waiting for him to get his big acting turn.
I kept wondering, what's this about? Not much...then the lesbian thing (with the mother smiling so warmly at her daughter's sexual disorientation)...some comment about taking advantage of Jewish workers, and I thought, oh crap, more Hollywood.
The last plot point: the boy trips...uhhh...sooo...like...huh?
Absolutely not. Compare it with the Laura Antonelli series of movies, like 'Wifemistress.' That's magical. Nothing about the photography was notable in this. Or anything else.
My impression is that it's modern moral-relativist (anti-intellectual) pap: the self-indulgence of finding the passion of your life warrants the betrayal of all civilized commitments. Like hell it does. "You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals; let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel..." Sure. I thought Alexander Pope said we were at least at a middle state between god-like reason and animal-like passion. Hmm...not any more, I guess...
I kept wondering who it was about...right up to the first plot point, if there was one...I thought it was about the son who lost the race. And then poor old Trancredi, who did absolutely nothing wrong, gets his kick in the stomach-I kept waiting for him to get his big acting turn.
I kept wondering, what's this about? Not much...then the lesbian thing (with the mother smiling so warmly at her daughter's sexual disorientation)...some comment about taking advantage of Jewish workers, and I thought, oh crap, more Hollywood.
The last plot point: the boy trips...uhhh...sooo...like...huh?