patrick barron

More twee period very Laura Ashley gay (sensibility ) class theatrical period nonsense .The British don't understand or care about cinema its as if the new art form passed them bye ( of course this is a 'movie' so no idea) so we get directors actors who think their on stage.Fiennes makes 'Ham' look a inderstated . Never mind the dreary plot.Alan....take your meds and bugger off luvvies .

Interestingly -to me anyway- the title itself is a reminder of Tarkovsky's film made in Italy ( with the same title ) the inverse sentiment,that the eponymous lead is achingly missing his homeland .I wondered wether italy with its protean history is a place, was specially evocatory on memory and emotional tenses.? Enough said: The newer film is very good in parts and shows Naples with patina of age and beauty that italises the past and the crumbling presentT.he film work sbest for me when lead actor is refamiliarising himself and remembering the city of childhood and youth.It ultimately turms into a cathic crime film with a ending that unequivocally says leavethe past where it is: in your memory.