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89 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 139 Ratings

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  • Starring: Alessio Boni, Jasmine Trinca, Luigi Lo Cascio
  • Summary: Spanning four decades, from the chaotic 1960s to the present, this passionate epic follows two Italian brothers through some of the most tumultuous events of recent Italian history. (Miramax)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    This is epic filmmaking on a profoundly human scale, directed to perfection and magnificently acted by everyone in sight.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    A major cinema event of the year, a masterpiece of Italian film traditions in social/political realism and historical family epic.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    It is a luxury to be enveloped in a good film.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 77
  3. Negative: 3 out of 77
  1. AlanL
    10
    I saw this film when it was first released. it is now November 2009 and I just recommended it to a friend, deciding for the first time to look at some of the film's reviews. Reading those reviews brought back so much of my pleasure in this film that I began to have tears in my eyes. The film is a great experience.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. ButteredPopcorn
    5
    Could not get past the mini-series feel to this movie. Too much like televisin for me. Seemed simplistic at its heart, thoguh it keeps you waiting in an almost teasing manner for the plot to unfold.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JeffT
    3
    Too long. I saw this film to practice Italian and that was my motivation to see the whole thing. To begin with, I didn't know it was six hours so I kept waiting for it to end. I don't understand all the raves. I am a foreign film aficionado but this one was much too slow for me and it had too many subplots. I couldn't relate nor bond with any of the characters.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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