Overly dramatic and slow movie that I found heavy to watch. This cellist with a tormented past (let's say devastated) is surrounded by women who court him but he runs away exhausted to be left in peace. Sometimes loneliness is the best cure for the difference of the soul but as always in this film too they had to put a fine place in it.
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Another Italian tear jerker
mistymountain23 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Domenico Modugno again shines in this film, where he plays Giovanni Russo, a faded violinist, turned violin professor at a conservatory in Rome. One of his pupils, Laura, a student violinist, ends up falling in love with him. On a sponsored trip to Israel, Laura confesses to Giovanni one night, that she is in love with him. Giovanni has to fight his feelings for her, which brings back painful memories of him and his wife. He ultimately resigns from his teaching post to play in an orchestra in London. This film is just as good as "Piange il telefono", which came out in 1975. The special makeup effects they did on Domenico, to make him look younger in several flashback scenes is terrific. Also, this film will make you cry, so definitely have some tissues handy.
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