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Spettacolo serves as a hymn to the creative process, but also as a eulogy of sorts to the let's-put-on-a-show spirit of pre-digital times. Come for the drama, stay for the gorgeous scenery. Feb 8, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Spettacolo serves as a hymn to the creative process, but also as a eulogy of sorts to the let's-put-on-a-show spirit of pre-digital times. Come for the drama, stay for the gorgeous scenery.
Peter Howell
An engaging and wistful look at the tiny Tuscan village of Monticchielo and its longtime tradition of producing "autodramas," works crafted by, starring and thematically inspired by its residents. Sep 28, 2017 | Full Review…
An engaging and wistful look at the tiny Tuscan village of Monticchielo and its longtime tradition of producing "autodramas," works crafted by, starring and thematically inspired by its residents.
Gary Goldstein
[An] engaging documentary ... Sep 8, 2017 | Full Review…
[An] engaging documentary ...
Mark Jenkins
Spettacolo stands as a testament to making art in the face of general indifference and worldly decline, and the belief that a can-do spirit and deep-seated cynicism are not mutually exclusive ideas. Sep 5, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Spettacolo stands as a testament to making art in the face of general indifference and worldly decline, and the belief that a can-do spirit and deep-seated cynicism are not mutually exclusive ideas.
Vikram Murthi
We sense the pride these people take in this work. One of the film's most beautiful passages is a montage of different townsfolk - a teacher, a woman hanging laundry, a clerk behind a desk - practicing their lines as they go about their day. Sep 5, 2017 | Full Review…
We sense the pride these people take in this work. One of the film's most beautiful passages is a montage of different townsfolk - a teacher, a woman hanging laundry, a clerk behind a desk - practicing their lines as they go about their day.
Bilge Ebiri
It feels wrong, almost insulting, to call "Spettacolo" charming, even if the movie is often delightful. Sep 5, 2017 | Full Review…
It feels wrong, almost insulting, to call "Spettacolo" charming, even if the movie is often delightful.
Manohla Dargis
Inspiring film about small town villagers working towards a common artistic vision, but an unfortunately rushed climax and a missed opportunity to memorialize their performances. Apr 25, 2019 | Full Review…
Inspiring film about small town villagers working towards a common artistic vision, but an unfortunately rushed climax and a missed opportunity to memorialize their performances.
Michael McNeely
While it's increasingly saddening in "Spettacolo" to consider that a place as unique as this tight-knit community isn't immune to such concerns, to see the amateur dramatists forge ahead is equally if not more invigorating. Nov 1, 2018 | Full Review…
While it's increasingly saddening in "Spettacolo" to consider that a place as unique as this tight-knit community isn't immune to such concerns, to see the amateur dramatists forge ahead is equally if not more invigorating.
Stephen Saito
A beautiful, melancholic rumination on the struggle to preserve cultural tradition in the face of modern economic forces. Feb 9, 2018 | Full Review…
A beautiful, melancholic rumination on the struggle to preserve cultural tradition in the face of modern economic forces.
Liam Lacey
Spettacolo may not have the structural ingenuity of the filmmakers' previous work, but as a contemplation of identity and the value and comfort people find in telling their own stories, it makes for an engaging, entirely absorbing experience. Feb 8, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Spettacolo may not have the structural ingenuity of the filmmakers' previous work, but as a contemplation of identity and the value and comfort people find in telling their own stories, it makes for an engaging, entirely absorbing experience.
Norman Wilner
Beautiful, tragic, but not without joy, Spettacolo is a great film about the search for meaning. Did I dream it? I hope not. Feb 6, 2018 | Full Review…
Beautiful, tragic, but not without joy, Spettacolo is a great film about the search for meaning. Did I dream it? I hope not.
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
This is not about just any play, it is an 'autodrama,' written and performed by the people of the town about themselves, their hopes, their history, their concerns about the changes happening in their country and in their town. Jan 21, 2018 | Rating: B | Full Review…
This is not about just any play, it is an 'autodrama,' written and performed by the people of the town about themselves, their hopes, their history, their concerns about the changes happening in their country and in their town.
Robert Roten
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