The Heart Is Elsewhere

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Audience Member The story is charming and interesting such that a man is able to fall in love so fastly with a blind woman. I think that there should be more improvement to the film because it has potential. The man should have changed his attitude towards her at the end of the movie, because she betrayed her and honestly I hate the sight of him actually succumbing to that fact instead of doing anything about it. It is touching for one, and is probably quite insightful of how a lot of women nowadays treat vulnerable men who love them whole-heartedly. I agree that some scenes are slow and boring, and that a lot of them have not much relevance or add any more points to the development of the story. It should be the case that the man actually asks his students for love advice, because the additional story about his job doesn't really make a difference to the story. It's a beautiful movie with a disappointing ending, but it CLEARLY does not deserve to enter Cannes. 6.5/10 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member ?A Quest for Love Is Complicated by Anguish and Imperfection? Il Cuore Altrove is an Italian director Pupi Avati?s sweet, charming romantic film set in 1920s Bologna, Italy. The story centering on Nello, a college Humanities teacher played by Neri Marcor?. His parents are well-to-do tailors who work for the Pope, and they don't approve of Nello's line of work. At their urging, Nello moves to Bologna where he meets and falls in love with Angela, a local blind girl played by Vanessa Incontrada. But their relationship isn't a simple one. Her parents don't believe that a simple teacher is worthy of their daughter, his parents protest because she is blind, and her ex-boyfriend may not be completely out of the picture. Adding one more wrench in the gears is a doctor who might be able to restore Angela's sight, leading Nello to wonder if she'll still feel for him if she isn't blind. Incantato about this man who would learn that there is always more in love than what the eye could see is indeed a film of subtle beauty. The warm colours, the breathtaking locations, even the period costumes and emphasis on detail make this film enjoyment and delight to watch. The story offers also just the right amount of humour mixed with that typical for Italian period pictures sentimentality creating an environment that many will find quite exquisite. The film is full of life and its characters are very enjoyable. A graceful story skilfully revisits a classic question: Can love conquer all? Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member A beautiful and bittersweet love story. I appreciated that the protagonist, a teacher of Greek and Latin, was not miraculously catapulted into suavity by the power of love, but remained touchingly uncertain of himself, even when following his romance with all the clarity of passion. Ovid should be used in films far more often; this instance was exquisite and effective. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I must admit I was bored at the beginning, but once it got going this film was a fascinating look at someone whose gives everything, heart and soul, for the love of his life, even when it is not returned. A superb perfomance by Marcore, as a unique individual who, against all expectations and social norms, continues to be himself -- which I loved. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Mmm... El final puede no gustarle a algunos. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member un film un po' triste forse ma bellissimo. Entrambi grandi attori, ben costruito. Avati non si smentisce mai. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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