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Giuseppe Tornatore (story)
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2009 (Czech Republic) more
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Baaria is Sicilian slang for Bagheria where Tornatore was born and this is an autobiographic epic of three generations in the Sicilian village where he was born. | add synopsis
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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A Calculated Memory more (12 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Francesco Scianna | ... | Peppino Torrenuova |
| Margareth Madè | ... | Mannina |
 | Raoul Bova | ... | Roman journalist |
| Giorgio Faletti | ... | Corteccia |
| Leo Gullotta | ... | Liborio |
| Nicole Grimaudo | ... | Sarina as a girl |
| Gabriele Lavia | ... | Teacher |
| Ángela Molina | ... | Sarina |
 | Enrico Lo Verso | ... | Minicu |
| Nino Frassica | ... | Giacomo Bartolotta |
| Aldo | ... | Speculator (as Aldo Baglio) |
| Ficarra | ... | Nino (as Salvatore Ficarra) |
| Picone | ... | Luigi (as Valentino Picone) |
| Marcello Mazzarella | ... | Podestà |
| Luigi Lo Cascio | ... | Beggard's son |
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150 min
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The Sicilian town was reconstructed on a massive Tunisian set. more
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References Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964) more
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I used to be a fanatic of Italian cinema. I learned to see and appreciate film thanks to Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pietro Germi, Mario Monicelli, right up to Bernardo Bertolucci, that's why I felt so upset and depress by this latest Tornatore film, the most expensive Italian production ever. The result is a mildly successful Martini Bianco commercial. Everything looks and feels phony. The "auteur" is trying to sell us something and I fear many will buy because the rewards, if you can call them that, are immediate. Beautiful colorful images, relentless Morriconi, famous faces playing tiny cameos etc. A commercial operation if I ever saw one. The confusing part is that Venice prides itself for being a "Mostra d'Arte" so, I'm prepared to bet "Baaria" is going to get some of the top awards. The forces here don't seem to be on the side of art but on the artful skill of self congratulations but, I do hope I'm wrong. As I sat through the two and a half hours I was hoping, longing actually, for a hint of Francesco Rosi or even Blassetti or Soldati. No, not even by mistake. This is a pastry difficult and dangerous to digest. No heart, no warmth and no truth.