Keswick Film Festival

Friday 26th February 12:30 PM - Alhambra

The Wonders
(La Meraviglie)

Director: Alice Rohrwacher Country: Italy
Cert: 15 Year: 2014 Length: 110 minsLanguage: Italian/French/German
Best Of The FestsF-Rated
2016 Festival
Book Tickets The Wonders

Audience Reaction

Score: 65.08% Attendance: 131

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Winner of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, The Wonders is a startling second feature from writer-director Alice Rohrwacher. It centers on Gelsomina (Maria Alexandra Lungo) the eldest daughter of a bee-keeping family in rural Tuscany. Her late-in-life exposure to the modern world - in the form of a chintzy reality TV show and its glamorous hostess (Monica Bellucci) – are at odds with her father's proudly traditional way of life. Within its framework this film delivers an intimate response to the age-old conflict between modernity and tradition.

Critics

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A pure Delight
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The Telegraph



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Magical realism, marvellous casting
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The Guardian





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