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Bandits of Orgosolo

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Gangsters and thugs run the small Sardinian town of Orgosolo, a place where crime proliferates despite the picturesque views afforded by the local geography. This is the harsh reality of daily life for a local shepherd (Michele Cossu) who tries to keep to himself but is eventually accused of theft and murder. Rather than try his luck with the crime bosses, he flees to the mountains to try to escape his fate, a task that proves more difficult than originally planned.
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Jake Cole Slant Magazine Documentarian Vittorio De Seta’s first narrative feature, Bandits of Orgosolo, builds upon several of the director’s shorts about the Sardinian region where the film is set. Jun 24, 2024 Full Review Anton Bitel Little White Lies “I don’t have a choice anymore,” says Michele near the film’s end — and that sense of inevitability is what gives De Seca’s anthropological observations such a tragic trajectory. Jun 20, 2024 Full Review Variety Staff Variety It's a director's picture all the way, and a brilliant start for De Seta who, though he doesn't entirely attain the stature of a Robert Flaherty, hits the mark with his pure treatment of elemental themes of man and nature. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …Vittorio DeSeta’s 1961 countryside drama has a low-stakes, survivalist feel…moves towards a predictably downbeat conclusion with methodical attention to detail… Rated: 4/5 Jul 20, 2024 Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed ... a prime example of a performance-driven film, one that looks and sounds great as well. Rated: 4/5 Jun 26, 2024 Full Review Penelope Gilliatt Observer (UK) The photography, also de Seta's, is as hard as a fist, and the director treats his characters with their own gravity and observant respect. There is not an ounce of indulgence on the whole lean film. Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Set beautifully in the mountainous Sardinia, Bandits of Orgosolo is the journey of a pleasant and honest man being driven to drastic alternatives. Featuring a humanistic struggle against unfortunate formidability and the tragedy of delinquent inheritance, which is very similar to Milcho Manchevski's depiction of violence in Before the Rain more than 30 years later. The orchestrated predicament is a revelation of historical tragedy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Stunning example of neo realism. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful movie about a world which has now totally disappeared: the traditional Mediterranean society. Honor was at its center, and honor was to be defended at all costs whatever the law said. The film itself seems to be a die hard neorealist piece with all the qualities of its forefathers. In a way, it is a rural version of Ladri di Bicicletta. It is a touching story, a great work of art (at points you feel in the bush with the characters about to eat their cheese) and a rare documentary about those modernity overtook long ago. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful realistic representation of the folkloric but all too real Mediterranean character: the bandit of honor. A man forced out lawlessness and into the wild by an uncompromising legal system made by and for those living in big cities and yet enforced mercilessly by the violent police forces. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Gangsters and thugs run the small Sardinian town of Orgosolo, a place where crime proliferates despite the picturesque views afforded by the local geography. This is the harsh reality of daily life for a local shepherd (Michele Cossu) who tries to keep to himself but is eventually accused of theft and murder. Rather than try his luck with the crime bosses, he flees to the mountains to try to escape his fate, a task that proves more difficult than originally planned.
Director
Vittorio De Seta
Screenwriter
Vittorio De Seta
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 38m
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