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Reviews
Empire Falls (2005)
It doesn't get much better than this
You have read so many positive reviews, and they are right on the mark. I also agree that you should read the book, and Russo's "Nobody's Fool," - a laugh-out-loud book. This film is a metaphor - but not just about New England. It is a metaphor for what is happening in our country today: greed, corruption, power and control.
To lighten up here a bit, if you enjoy deeply drawn characters and are fascinated by psychodynamics, growth and development, jealousy and betrayal, the kindness and the cruelty of children, the power of love, the uncertainty of which direction to choose, the puzzles of our dreams and our nightmares, and what courage it takes to follow one's deepest desires and to be true to oneself, you will love this film.
Io non ho paura (2003)
Excellent; a must-see
This movie should have a wide audience. It is about a child's coming to terms with good and evil and making choices. It demonstrates that whether one is 10 or 40, such choices frequently must be made. He discovers a terrible secret and realizes that the family he loves have somehow become involved in evil connected to that secret. The film is real psychologically, both in its depiction of the struggles of the child and the ways in which adults compartmentalize their own struggles between these two polarities. Beyond the philosophic, this film is simply beautiful, perfectly cast, has superb acting and a pulse-quickening plot with a terrifying climax. See it and think about it!