Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Catherina If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Mike Naughton I will not completely summarize the plot since so many have done this well in these reviews. And although I clicked the spoiler alert I prefer not to spoil the movie's resolution.The main character is a man who we slowly learn has known loneliness and abandonment in his life. From Antonio's cheery, direct face as he relates to others we might not know that he is in need of another person. He meets Maria and we begin to see Antonio coming to the surface. At first he relates to us, the audience, through the persona of a science fiction character named Morgan. He finds it easier to explain his feelings of detachment through the fictionalized concept of being an alien on another planet. At first I actually found this to be off-putting. But it works. And his feet finally do find the ground. The point that I found to be the most telling about him and about the raison d'etre of the plot came about near the end as Antonio spoke with his employer about the duties of a chauffeur. Knowing when to speak was the number one ability. But secondly Antonio mentioned that in difficult situations he should find a way out. "There's always a solution" he concluded. That gave me his personality. He focuses on fixing. That is the direction he moves in.I enjoyed the way the story was told. There were times that the camera would follow someone outside the story, and we would notice that Antonio watched life seemingly from actual interest. If we were to project what Antonio might do when he "grows up" it would probably be as a writer, or a filmmaker.The acting and direction were excellent. The script was real, and spare. These seemed like real people. One of the reviews here criticizes the ending as though it didn't follow the course we expected. I can see why a viewer might feel this way. But endings can be beginnings. It does seem that the term "realism" implies a less than happy ending. With the huge popularity of dystopian prognostications in film I can understand why most people prefer a jaded POV.I cannot think of a film that supposes the future as an extension of the things that work well in society.

jotix100 One night while driving home, Antonio almost hits a young girl, Lisa, who has been chasing a cat that had escaped. Antonio is intrigued by what a girl of 12 can be doing alone at night, Lisa confesses she is not supposed to, as the mother, Maria arrives in her motor scooter. Maria is suspicious of this stranger who should have no business talking to her daughter.Antonio begins to obsess about Maria, a young woman who is having problems running her frozen food store and making ends meet. He begins to follow her. He is a driver who works for a small firm where he is always ready to cover up for a married colleague whenever he is needed. Maria begins to warm up to Antonio to the point that she invites him for a dinner that leads to a romantic night. After that, Maria turns cold toward the young man, which doesn't make sense.One day Antonio, who is left at the store to cover Maria who has to run an errand, discovers how she has been borrowing money from a loan shark. Antonio stalks Saverio, until he is able to ask him about the money Maria has to pay him. Saverio takes a liking to Antonio, who makes himself indispensable to the money man, who he soon discovers is running illegal apartments for mostly Muslim illegal immigrants.The problem with Antonio is he can't make Maria accept him completely. She makes no bones in telling him how she views their situation. She tells him point blank how she feels about him and not to expect anything from her. Maria is a lonely woman who dwells on her misery with no hope to accept what Antonio feels for her.Giuseppe Piccioni bowls us over with his take on these lonely people, that having so much in common, never get to share the intimacy and love they feel for one another. Maria is a wounded woman who can't accept the kind of love Antonio offers her. Mr. Piccioni, who co-wrote the screen play with Umberto Contarello, is one of the best directors working in the current Italian cinema. In this film, as well as in "Fuori dal Mondo", he shows he clearly understands what his characters are going through.Luigi LoCascio makes a deep impression as Antonio. This complex man is much more than what we see on the surface. He is a compassionate man whose own childhood has been shaped by the absence of his father, who abandoned him and his mother to go to Argentina. Sandra Ceccarelli is also excellent as the wounded woman who has to struggle in order to make a living for her and her daughter under strained conditions. Silvio Orlando, makes a perfect portrait of Saverio, the petty gangster who befriends Antonio and take him under his wing.The film is also blessed with a marvelous musical score by Ludovico Einaudi that serves to create the moody action well. Arnaldo Catinari's excellent dark cinematography enhances everything one sees in the movie.Highly recommended for fans of Giuseppe Piccioni.

DOMENICO SOLDANI how could you evaluate the suggestion to enjoy the vision of a movie like this, winning the awards for best actors in Venice Festival(both male LoCascio and female Ceccarelli) but also with some Italian pro critics defining it a half delusion? My opinion is the pro had seen another movie, there was a mistake during their private vision, otherwise there is no explanation. This movie is pure poetry, I've seen it twice, at cinema and at home, and always my feeling was comparable with the state of grace that vision of masterpieces give me. The story is about a woman(with a young daughter) and a man, their normal life, aspiring just a bit of happiness, a human contact in a world in which sometimes we fell alien(a constant recall in this movie). The plot is complete, practically perfect. Enjoy it the more when you need a gentle fondling, we are not alone.

foggiapa This movie is a wonderful, successful attempt to describe loneliness. The whole movie is pervaded by a melancholic atmosphere of sadness and desolation, contributed to by even the smallest details. If you like action, if you consider silence just boring, if you want a frantic-paced story that does not give you the time to reflect, this movie is definitely not for you.But if you are looking for poetry, you will really love this movie. I do.