Reviews

I've seen the movie! It's on of the best movies I've ever seen! As Renato Guttuso says at the end of the movie, on the ending lines passing: "an artist only speaks about things that he knows, things he had a deep contact with, since ever, since he wasn't conscious yet". And this is what Baarìa is about, it's a window opened on a small city in Sicily, where there are people, places, feelings, utopias, expectations, disillusionments. Angela Molina is one of the main characters, mother of Sarina. She's really adorable! And Luigi lo Cascio plays a very little role, he's a mad man. The soundtrack is by Maestro Ennio Morricone, and it's simply magic, it makes me cry. Look for it on you tube. Since the movie starts, we understand that it's gonna be a great picture, with the little boy starting to fly with his imagination. Tornatore knows well how to use the camera, and produces spectacular scenes, with perfect reconstructions, magic moments, epic dimensions. We're grateful to him for making such a positive view around Sicily. The scene with the killing cow has been filmed into a slaughterhouse, where with the same technique, they kill at least 20 cows / a day. It's a real documentary scene, and it's really sad what some fake animal association do to obtain recognisement.