Overview
Set in 1970s Rome, the fiction tracks the plight of a nuclear family, consisting of an unhappy married couple: Clara (a deeply dissatisfied expatriate Spaniard) and Felice (an abusive businessman cheating on Clara with his secretary) and their children Adriana, Gino, and Diana. Their eldest child, 12-year-old Adriana, experiences gender dysphoria; he rejects girlhood and instead goes by the name of Andrea (a primarily masculine name in Italian). Andrea develops a crush for Sara, a Roma girl who knows him as a boy. Upon a shared sense of being outsiders, Andrea and Clara grow closer.
What I found odd about this movie is that they took two very weighty topics (a child who wishes to be another gender and a wife who can’t get out of a bad marriage) and made a slice-of-life movie out of them. The acting is phenomenal, which is a bit surprising because I am generally not a fan of child actors. But they really shine here, as does Cruz (but you knew that). But it is a movie, and entertainment value does matter. And unfortunately, this is where the film struggles.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews L'immensità
Movie title: L'immensità
Movie description: Set in 1970s Rome, the fiction tracks the plight of a nuclear family, consisting of an unhappy married couple: Clara (a deeply dissatisfied expatriate Spaniard) and Felice (an abusive businessman cheating on Clara with his secretary) and their children Adriana, Gino, and Diana. Their eldest child, 12-year-old Adriana, experiences gender dysphoria; he rejects girlhood and instead goes by the name of Andrea (a primarily masculine name in Italian). Andrea develops a crush for Sara, a Roma girl who knows him as a boy. Upon a shared sense of being outsiders, Andrea and Clara grow closer.
Date published: 2024-10-04
Director(s): Emanuele Crialese
Actor(s): Penélope Cruz, Vincenzo Amato, Luana Giuliani, Aurora Quattrocchi, Elena Arvigo, Laura Nardi, Filippo Pucillo, Francesco Casisa, Patrizio Francioni, Penélope Nieto Conti, India Santella, María Chiara Goretti, Rita de Donato, Alvia Reale, Pippo Pattavina, Carlo Gallo, Mariangela Granelli
Genre: Drama
My Review
What I found odd about this movie is that they took two very weighty topics (a child who wishes to be another gender and a wife who can’t get out of a bad marriage) and made a slice-of-life movie out of them. The acting is phenomenal, which is a bit surprising because I am generally not a fan of child actors. But they really shine here, as does Cruz (but you knew that). But it is a movie, and entertainment value does matter. And unfortunately, this is where the film struggles.
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