Lazzaro Felice (Alice Rohrwacher, 2018) is a tale that causes some strangeness in the first few minutes, but quickly the spirit opens to receive this wonderful cinematic narrative where neorealism and magical realism intersect. From the first sequence, we are taken by a growing curiosity to know what makes that rural community succumb to the marquise's whims. Within this community, the angelic figure of Lazarus emerges, whose naivety and candor quickly touch the spectator, and who are responsible for making Lazarus worthy of the miracle of resurrection. Adriano Tardiolo is the non-actor who perfectly embodies the happiness of simple things, without expecting anything in return, to which the title alludes. In a world where everyone is exploited and exploiters, only Lázaro fulfills the virtue of disinterest.
Review of Happy as Lazzaro
