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      Nostalgia

      2022 1 hr. 58 min. Drama List
      89% 27 Reviews Tomatometer 75% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score After living 40 years abroad, Felice returns to Naples and discovers again places and codes of the city, facing a past that eats him away. Read More Read Less

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      Walking the tightrope between gangster drama and character study, Nostalgia takes us through the criminal underbelly of Naples in search of a past that may be better left behind.

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      Jon T Over long and overrated in my view. Starts slowly, has some nice scenes between a returning son and elderly mother but has the most telegraphed ending l have ever seen in a film. I lost all sympathy early on with the central character mainly because he was a complete idiot. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/04/24 Full Review DuÅ¡an A Visual love poem to Napoli, but the plot is weak Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/24 Full Review Avindu G It's a cross section of the human lives, memories dissolved in miseries give birth to the bittersweet Nostalgia. A powerful beautiful tale about a man revisiting the memories he wanted to forget. Such clever sincere heartfelt performances by the cast the weight people carry on shoulders, the weight of guilt is animated well by Favino. Cinematography is excellent, great work in capturing the beauty of the Naples. It's a slow burn with subtle daramtic nature, the abrupt conclusion after the long anticipated pounce of the badman was an excellent way to draw the curtains. It's a well written critique on naivety driven by selfishness. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review noel d The city of Naples is just as much a character as those portrayed by the actors in the film. It's beautiful, ramshackle, dangerous and attractive all at once. The good versus evil story plays against this locale. The ‘good' is the now well-off businessman who returns to his home town after spending forty years abroad. He's now happily married to an Egyptian woman back in Cairo and he himself is now a Muslim. The ‘bad' is his his childhood friend who is now a major criminal in the city. I won't spoil the film by revealing what continues to link these two (by now) diverse characters together. The whole thing is beautifully shot and the acting is excellent. Unusually nowadays, the Catholic Church is portrayed in a positive light. The priest with whom the returned emigrant engages is a robust, morally true character who gives us hope that the corruption in the city can be resisted. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review dim g excellent and captivating ! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Ria V Watching this film was the most fun that I had at a premiere at Cannes. Not for its content — ‘Nostalgia' is a classic melodrama — but rather because the premiere was filled with Italians. Italians are nothing if not passionate. As the cast and crew entered the Grand Théâtre Lumière, there was a roar of whoops and cheers, calls of admiration from the balcony and full-sounding claps as though thunder was booming above us. A smile stayed plastered on my face until the title-card for the film came up on the screen. It was an electric cinematic experience. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name, ‘Nostalgia' is about a middle-aged man, Felice Lasco (Pierfrancesco Favino), who, after living between the Middle East and Africa for 40 years, returns to his hometown of Naples to care for his aging mother. Later, instead of returning to his life in Cairo, Felice decides stay. Falling back in love with the city, he hopes to reunite with his childhood best friend, Oreste Spasiano (Tomasso Ragno), who has since turned to a life of crime under the name "Badman." Yeah, I know, a little on the nose. Despite the story's choice of nicknames, this film takes itself seriously. It effortlessly shifts back and forth between Felice's childhood in 1980s Naples to present day. While I really hate flashbacks in film, I was kinda into this. Director Mario Martone changes aspect ratio (and potentially shot on film) to make the scenes from the past look as though vintage Polaroids have come to life. This was Pierfrancesco Favino's film. As the lead character who was in practically every scene, he carried the duality of the many themes in the film: Past and present. Christianity and Islam. Friends and foes. He also holds up the majority of the relationship between Felice and Spasiano. This is particularly evident in the many moments where Ragno's performance of Spasiano falls flat. Without spoiling the story, the end of the film was a goddamn spastic shock to the system. The final scene was met with an audible gasp, then deafening silence, then a tremendous round of applause. It captured the sheer bluntness of life and the finality of failed relationships. While I question whether I'll remember every detail of this film five years down the line, I have no doubt the ending will stick with me. Accompanied by a stellar score, ‘Nostalgia' carries the intense wanting that we all have for the good things in our lives to stay good and a naivety in seeing the good in friends despite their conflicting actions. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/21/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Wendy Ide Observer (UK) [A] meandering but richly detailed drama. Rated: 3/5 Feb 19, 2023 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) It’s a sad, melancholic movie, superbly orchestrated and perfectly played. Won’t do much for the reputation of Naples though. Rated: 4/5 Feb 17, 2023 Full Review Saskia Lloyd Gaiger Little White Lies Absorbing after you’ve made it through the first 20 minutes. Rated: 3/5 Feb 16, 2023 Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) As Felice reacquaints himself with old haunts, Mario Martone’s film captures their atmosphere and the feelings they inspire in the long-absent native. Rated: 3/5 Mar 2, 2023 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Weaving in flashbacks to the protagonists’ teen years in the 1970s, Martone’s film hovers between crime thriller and character drama—both its hero and the viewer aren’t sure just which way it’s ultimately gonna fall until the final scene. Feb 27, 2023 Full Review Stephen Troussé Uncut Magazine [UK] Though the film settles into familiar gangland tropes, it’s wonderfully alive with the sound and sensations of the modern city -- you can almost smell the traffic fumes, ripe garbage, incense and surf. Rated: 4/5 Feb 24, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis After living 40 years abroad, Felice returns to Naples and discovers again places and codes of the city, facing a past that eats him away.
      Director
      Mario Martone
      Executive Producer
      Gennaro Fasolino, Chiara Grassi
      Screenwriter
      Ermanno Rea, Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo
      Production Co
      Rosebud Entertainment Picture, Medusa Film, Mad Entertainment, Picomedia
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Italian
      Sound Mix
      Digital 5.1
      Aspect Ratio
      Digital 2.39:1
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