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Agata and the Storm

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Agata (Licia Maglietta) is a charismatic book shop owner who can read people like she reads paperbacks, offering both recommendations and life wisdom. A younger man (Claudio Santamaria) sweeps her off her feet, but when Agata discovers he's married, her life is thrown into a series of changes. Agata's brother (Emilio Solfrizzi), a thriving architect, is also caught in the storm: He learns he was adopted and abandons his wife and children to discover the new "family" he's never met.

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Boyd van Hoeij european-films.net 04/19/2005
Soldini has yet again crafted an escapist fantasy that works. You even forgive him for making it last two hours. Go to Full Review
Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile 01/10/2005
It's a sweet film and lots of fun...Aspiring to be Italy's answer to Like Water for Chocolate in the romantic magic realism stakes. Go to Full Review
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walter m @Harlequin68 04/24/2014 Agata(Licia Maglietta) owns a book store where she shares her love of literature and younger men. Her brother Gustavo(Emilio Solfrizzi) is an architect whose travels for work supply his son with a colorful variety of t-shirts to wear at school. Romeo(Giuseppe Battiston) is a dreamer whose mother has just died. That's when he learns that Gustavo is his half-brother which comes as an even larger surprise to Gustavo. "Agata and the Storm" has to be one of the most random movies I have ever seen which could change again by next week. Story and character elements, including the very odd bit of magic realism, float in all directions, never really able to connect with each other. Some of which has to do with family; others not so much. But it is hard to hate on a movie that is so amiable and that shows so much love for literature. Plus, I know how to pronounce Kierkegaard correctly now. See more 09/21/2013 Another eccentric Italian film starring the beautiful Licia Maglietta and others from previous films (bread and tulips). I really like these films because they are not totally serious or totally un-serious either, they contain a light-hearted mix of interesting/quirky people and the story is put together in an interesting film. Its also not totally unbelievable. Check it out. See more 07/27/2013 A very intelligent comedic drama full of interesting characters with an understated sense of humor that builds on itself as the movie progresses. It reminded me somewhat of Chocolat. See more 01/13/2013 Feel good favorite. Licia Maglietta is enchanting and charismatic. Emilio Solfrizzi as her brother who is transformed by a long lost family secret masters the bumpy ride with sincerity and faith. Giuseppe Battiston is hilarious. See more 01/07/2013 a feel-good, sweet film :) See more 12/03/2012 funny italian comedy about finding midlife contentment See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Agata (Licia Maglietta) is a charismatic book shop owner who can read people like she reads paperbacks, offering both recommendations and life wisdom. A younger man (Claudio Santamaria) sweeps her off her feet, but when Agata discovers he's married, her life is thrown into a series of changes. Agata's brother (Emilio Solfrizzi), a thriving architect, is also caught in the storm: He learns he was adopted and abandons his wife and children to discover the new "family" he's never met.
Director
Silvio Soldini
Producer
Roberto Cicutto, Luigi Musini, Tiziana Soudani
Screenwriter
Silvio Soldini, Doriana Leondeff, Francesco Piccolo
Production Co
Mikado Films, Albachiara
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Runtime
1h 58m