Wild Flower

PG-13

Released Feb 2, 1993

2h 2m

History

Drama

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57%

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7 Reviews

55%

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250+ Ratings

The Benedetti family's wealth comes from gold stolen from the French army during the 18th century. When Jean (Michael Vartan), the lieutenant guarding the coins -- and lover of Elisabette Benedetti (Galatea Ranzi) -- is executed for a crime he did not commit, Elisabette curses the family. Bad luck travels from generation to generation. As the latest Benedettis tell their children about their eccentric grandfather, the children worry that the family curse will be passed on.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

This is a film about passion, but it is curiously lacking in it, and as the flashbacks unspooled I found myself relating to the movie more as a history lesson than as a thrilling tale.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Pamela Bruce

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Quentin Curtis

Independent on Sunday

There is a powerful sense of the ramifications of evil deeds over time, but the film rarely delves beneath its painterly rural imagery.

Dec 13, 2017

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 12, 2005

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 3/5

Aug 22, 2003

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Leonard Klady

Movie City News

Rated: 3/5

Jul 18, 2003

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Audience Member

Starts as moderately intriguing, goes to marginally watchable, and ends as silly.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Es rica de la manera que se lo propone, pero también pesada y no siempre inspirada. / It is rich in the way it intends, but also heavy and not always inspired.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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TeennÃ¤inen moraliteetti Tavianin veljeksiltÃ¤. Pettymys.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

*** (out of four) Generations ago a young man steals some forbidden gold. A curse is put upon the family for generations. Years later the descendents worry about what is going to happen to them.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

A pretty sympathetic film. Some of the fantasy elements work only partially, and the story has a very lightweight feel to it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Encore des voyages ds le temps... Prenant et une fin... enigmatique.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Paolo Taviani

Director

Vittorio Taviani

Director

Claudio Bigagli

Corrado

Galatea Ranzi

Elisabette

Michael Vartan

Jean

Renato Carpentieri

Massimo as an old Man

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Synopsis

The Benedetti family's wealth comes from gold stolen from the French army during the 18th century. When Jean (Michael Vartan), the lieutenant guarding the coins -- and lover of Elisabette Benedetti (Galatea Ranzi) -- is executed for a crime he did not commit, Elisabette curses the family. Bad luck travels from generation to generation. As the latest Benedettis tell their children about their eccentric grandfather, the children worry that the family curse will be passed on.

Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Producer: Grazia Volpi
Screenwriter: Sandro Petraglia, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Distributor: Europa Carat, Fine Line Features
Production Co: Florida Movies, Le Studio Canal +, La Sept Cinema, Roxy Films
Rating: PG-13
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 2, 1993, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Apr 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $413.1K
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: Surround