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  • 2021
  • Glass Half Full Media
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2021
  • Glass Half Full Media
  • 1 h 29 m
The Macaluso Sisters

Summary Maria, Pinuccia, Lia, Katia and Antonella are five sisters who live in an apartment in Palermo. When Antonella accidentally dies, the sisters' relationships are turned upside down for the rest of their lives.

Directed By: Emma Dante

Written By: Giorgio Vasta, Elena Stancanelli, Emma Dante

  • 2021
  • Glass Half Full Media
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2021
  • Glass Half Full Media
  • 1 h 29 m

The Macaluso Sisters

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Summary Maria, Pinuccia, Lia, Katia and Antonella are five sisters who live in an apartment in Palermo. When Antonella accidentally dies, the sisters' relationships are turned upside down for the rest of their lives.

Directed By: Emma Dante

Written By: Giorgio Vasta, Elena Stancanelli, Emma Dante

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90
Aug 5, 2021
[Emma Dante] imagines the ripple effects of a sister’s death across generations with metaphysical grace and hints of fantasy, straying from the plot-reliant mold of most human dramas toward something more haunting and powerful.
By Beatrice Loayza FULL REVIEW
89
Aug 26, 2021
Is there such a thing as too much pathos? Trick question, because there is not. So, should you find yourself a bit emotionally imbalanced these days, and the aggressively optimistic charms of Ted Lasso have proven to be a placebo, come see how the other half lives and seek out The Macaluso Sisters, a beautiful bummer that is the perfect elixir of Aristotelian purgation, and a restorative for your soul.
By Josh Kupecki FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 26, 2021
To imagine the decades-long catch-and-release sweep of a single lifespan and condense it into one sub-90-minute film is a feat; to do so about multiple interconnected lives without losing definition is even more impressive.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 26, 2021
Both touching and universally understandable, the theme is how an untimely death destroys the fragile fabric that binds a family together.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 26, 2021
The movie has a streak of sentimentality amid its melancholy and a certain formal theatricality: director Emma Dante has adapted the movie from her own stage play, but has opened it out very plausibly and cinematically.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 6, 2021
There’s a strange peace and acceptance in the film, painful as it is, that life did not work out in favor of the youthful hopes and dreams of its characters. Perhaps it’s because so many of us have had to mourn some sort of loss and move on with our lives like the family.
By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 5, 2021
Clearly a deeply personal project for the director, it radiates utmost sincerity, rendering the more baroque parts palatable, if not as affecting as they were clearly intended to be. Within 90 despondent minutes, Dante encapsulates a plethora of themes and ideas, and that by itself merits plaudits.
By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Rosamont, Minimum Fax Media, Rai Cinema, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT), Sicilia Film Commission
Release Date Aug 6, 2021
Duration 1 h 29 m
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Awards

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 4 Wins & 7 Nominations
David di Donatello Awards
• 6 Nominations
Golden Ciak Awards
• 5 Nominations

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