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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary A family of beekeepers living in stark isolation in the Tuscan countryside are disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenaged boy taken in as a farmhand and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family. Both intrusions are of particular interest to the eldest daughter, Gelsomina (Maria Alexandra Lungu), who is...

Directed By: Alice Rohrwacher

Written By: Alice Rohrwacher

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 50 m

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Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary A family of beekeepers living in stark isolation in the Tuscan countryside are disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenaged boy taken in as a farmhand and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family. Both intrusions are of particular interest to the eldest daughter, Gelsomina (Maria Alexandra Lungu), who is...

Directed By: Alice Rohrwacher

Written By: Alice Rohrwacher

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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12% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
76
88% Positive
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12% Mixed
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100
May 24, 2014
The film comes and goes without commotion, but its magic settles on you as softly and as steadily as dust.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 27, 2015
Letting questions remain unanswered and silences go unfilled, Rohrwacher offers lovingly crafted glimpses of an enterprise we all engage in, regardless of whether we've ever been near a beehive: extracting sweetness from the materials at hand.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 18, 2015
Rohrwacher draws us into this unusual world with the ease of someone who knows exactly what they’re talking about, neither judging nor celebrating and, at her best, just looking with tenderness and a winning sense of humour.
By Dave Calhoun FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 30, 2015
There's something refreshing, at times remarkable, about the sureness of the acting, and the filmmaker's touch.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 6, 2014
Like a rural Fellini, Rohrwacher mixes the mundane with the absurd to create a sometimes fabulous tale that always feels palpably real.
By Elise Nakhnikian FULL REVIEW
67
May 24, 2014
Though there's an admirable sense of messiness to the scenes of family life, the screenplay itself is rather neat: one has a fairly solid sense of how things are going to play out from the early stages, and for the most part that's how it goes, ticking off a checklist of rather familiar beats along the way.
By Oliver Lyttelton FULL REVIEW
60
May 24, 2014
An appealing yet oddly insubstantial work, like an early impressionist sketch in need of a little more focus, and perhaps a more suitable frame.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW

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6.7
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27% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
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27% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Production Company Tempesta, Amka Films Productions, Rai Cinema, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera, SRG - SSR, Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF), ARTE, Dipartimento Federale dell'Interno (DFI), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Regione Toscana, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT)
Release Date Oct 30, 2015
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it/index.php/scheda.html?codice=OPEFMO470226
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Awards

Golden Ciak Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Seville European Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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