Respiro (2003)
77 %
Reviews Counted: 82 Fresh: 63 Rotten:19 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus:
A sweet, but slight picture filled with beautiful people and locations.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Theatrical Release: May 23, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $905,313
Synopsis: On Lampedusa, an island near western Sicily, rival boy gangs play roughly among seaside cliffs. Husbands go out to sea and wives work in the fish-packing plant. Pleasures are simple and fun is restricted to Saturday nights. The reality for all who live on Lampedusa is that island life can be as... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, Francesco Casisa, Veronica D'Agostino, Filippo Pucillo
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06/24/06
Crialese's stated purpose is to create a sense of magical realism, and even as he draws on an actual fable to do so, there's an incomplete feeling to the production.
05/21/04
It is sort of the opposite of 'Northern Exposure' where everyone is quirky, and loving it. Here, quirkiness is opposed strongly.
01/14/04
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01/09/04
Respiro begins as a portrait of a woman who refuses to abide by the conventions of the comunity and ends with a bit of inspired magical realism.
11/23/03
Though the story is warmly humanistic it is too paper thin to mean much.
10/29/03
We're slouched back with our heads resting on the tops of the seats, relaxing and letting our minds leap out of our heads to spend 95 minutes at play in Lampedusa.
10/09/03
An inviting performance by Golino and some outstanding underwater photography enliven director/writer Emanuele Crialese's adaptation of an Italian legend.
09/26/03
A sad, slight film but with a sweet, smooth finish that makes you feel richer for having watched and absorbed and felt.
09/26/03
Whatever its shortcomings, Respiro provides [Valeria Golino] with a juicy leading role, and she takes full advantage of the opportunity.
09/12/03
Golino's performance is effortlessly haunting; it's a shame she doesn't have more of a movie to hang it on.
09/06/03
If the Italian Neo-Realists had ever granted themselves enough romanticism (or found a little money) to shoot in color, they might have made Respiro.
09/05/03
It's watchable because of Golino, whose performance is both a revelation and a saving grace.
08/29/03
Like David Gordon Green's 'George Washington,' it examines the rituals of children and the oddities of families with fresh eyes.
08/26/03
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