Loose Cannons

2010

1h 50m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

LGBTQ+

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72%

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18 Reviews

73%

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1,000+ Ratings

The youngest son (Riccardo Scamarcio) of an Italian pasta magnate plans to announce he's gay so that he won't have to take over the family business -- but his brother (Alessandro Preziosi) makes a startling announcement of his own.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Rated: 3/5

Sep 16, 2011

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: F

Sep 14, 2011

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

As virtual tourism, it's a success but as dramatic fare it's a distinctly thin bowl of zuppa.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 10, 2011

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Brandon Judell

CultureCatch

Openly gay Turkish film director Ferzan Ozpetek has never been nelly about scattering characters of his own persuasion throughout his oeuvre. . . .Here he again explores the plight of closeted homosexuals in a gentle farce full of fond stereotypes.

Mar 2, 2019

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Rated: 3/5

Sep 13, 2011

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

The film is beautifully shot and set in Lecce, in Puglia, so breathtaking scenery is an important character.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 10, 2011

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FC S

For light fun and some beauty

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/23

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Francesco M

One of the most well done made movie about gay community, satirical and emotional at the same time, I'll definitely recommend to watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/01/23

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andy n

This is really great cinema!!! This film is higher and deeper than the theme of gay love. This is an amazing story of one family and its three generations. There is a place for both humor and melodrama. In my opinion, an unbelievably prolonged beginning, just monstrously prolonged. But with the arrival of gays in the village, the film takes on new colors and dynamics.) The love line of the plot takes up hardly 10%, but this was not the purpose of this story. This is real cinema, not a Hollywood blockbuster. And you don't need to expect a happy end or a clear ending from it. This is a complex movie that makes you think about many things... And yet, very subjectively, something was missing for me...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The initial idea is OK, but it loses the line of its own string as it advances. Also, it starts mainly in the comedy and ends in a drama with little sense.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

I enjoyed the movie which touches on many universial human conditions. The stereotyping of the gay friends is annoying. Other than that the film is entertaining and beautifully filmed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

7/10 has a charm

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Ferzan Ozpetek

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Riccardo Scamarcio

Tommaso Cantone

Nicole Grimaudo

Alba Brunetti

Alessandro Preziosi

Antonio Cantone

Ennio Fantastichini

Vincenzo Cantone

Lunetta Savino

Stefania Cantone

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Synopsis

The youngest son (Riccardo Scamarcio) of an Italian pasta magnate plans to announce he's gay so that he won't have to take over the family business -- but his brother (Alessandro Preziosi) makes a startling announcement of his own.

Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Screenwriter: Ivan Cotroneo, Ferzan Ozpetek
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2016
Runtime: 1h 50m

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