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  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • Milestone Film & Video
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • Milestone Film & Video
  • 1 h 45 m
La grande strada azzurra

Summary This, the first American theatrical release of the 1957 debut feature of Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo, tells the story of a politically torn Italian fishing village.

Directed By: Gillo Pontecorvo, Maleno Malenotti

Written By: Franco Solinas, Ennio De Concini, Gillo Pontecorvo

  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • Milestone Film & Video
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • Milestone Film & Video
  • 1 h 45 m

La grande strada azzurra

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 User Ratings
2.3
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Summary This, the first American theatrical release of the 1957 debut feature of Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo, tells the story of a politically torn Italian fishing village.

Directed By: Gillo Pontecorvo, Maleno Malenotti

Written By: Franco Solinas, Ennio De Concini, Gillo Pontecorvo

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
76
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8% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
76
92% Positive
12 Reviews
0% Mixed
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8% Negative
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100
What makes this small-scale drama so compelling is Pontecorvo's treatment of the main character.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
90
Passionate, literally shimmering movie.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
88
In Wide Blue Road, his (Montand) character and the wages of desperation are much more complex. Here is the real lost Atlantis.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
80
It's worth seeing, though, not only for its occasional moments of breathtaking beauty and sadness but also because its very rarity demands it.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
80
Dramatically effective, thanks in large part to Montand's impassioned performance.
By Andy Klein FULL REVIEW
70
The film is nowhere near the level of Pontecorvo's masterpiece, or even his subsequent flawed allegory on Vietnam, "Burn!," but is clearly the work of a natural coming into the full range of his powers.
By Stephen Hunter FULL REVIEW
30
The neophyte director has a tendency to pose his actors and musically overscore each new dramatic development. The combination can border on the ludicrous.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 User Ratings
2.3
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25% Mixed
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75% Negative
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Production Company G.E.S.I. Cinematografica, Play Art, Eichberg-Film, Triglav Film
Release Date Jun 8, 2001
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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