The SalOttico of Mondelliani wants to recreate the atmosphere of our stores. Not just boutiques for glasses and accessories, but real meeting places where you can exchange suggestions, opinions, and advice.
Today we want to take you into our world by suggesting two films that we have seen recently and particularly appreciated. If you have seen them, let us know what you think!
Here I laugh!
The plot
Mario Martone's latest film tells the life of Eduardo Scarpetta, one of the greatest Italian playwrights and father of nine children, including Eduardo, Peppino, and Titina De Filippo.
A man who does not know the difference between theater and life, who has completely dedicated his life to theater and the affirmation of the so-called 'popular' scene. A film that speaks more of his life, his multiple loves, and the lawsuit brought against him by Gabriele d'Annunzio for the parody of 'La figlia di Iorio'. A trial that also becomes a passionate defense of freedom of expression and the power of theater.
Because we liked it
Toni Servillo is extraordinary. A showman, you can see that he enjoys playing a theater man who feels very close to him as an actor and artist. Compared to other films where Servillo is a fixed mask, a man almost without emotions like in Sorrentino's films, here he can unleash his entire repertoire, becoming a leader, an animator of the company, and a lover of the good life.
And then the soundtrack is extraordinary, with a selection of Neapolitan classics that are part of our history and perfectly highlight the scenes of the film. Not to mention the costumes that bring to life the early 1900s.
In short, Scarpetta's life is a passionate story, sometimes even more so than his comedies.
The quote
"There are no more or less artistic theaters, there are artists"
Here I laugh
Direction: Mario Martone
Italy, 2021
Rosa's Wedding
The plot
Can you marry yourself? After all, you marry the person you care about the most!
Rosa's Wedding is a Spanish film, a comedy that tells the story of a seamstress who leads an exhausting life divided between work, an overly present father, a brother who often leaves his children for her to care for, a sister who drinks too much, and a fiancé she can barely see from time to time. A real nightmare, in short.
At 45, she decides it's time to change and invites her relatives to her wedding, without telling them that the person she intends to marry is... Herself!
It's a shame that not everything goes as hoped and that everyone tries to help her, but in the most wrong way possible.
Because we liked it
The film starts with a continuous addition of problems in a woman's life on which everyone unloads their own inadequacies. Every scene, a new problem to solve.
Despite the dramatic nature of the starting situation, the whole film is instead full of an almost acidic, cutting comedy that makes you laugh but also makes you reflect on how much we can recognize ourselves in the different characters, with their and our little daily pettiness.
We also really liked how the director portrays the relationships between the characters, who are many and increase as the film progresses. Very well-defined characters, and very sincere in their being terrible people.
A film we recommend because it makes you laugh, but it also makes you think about how often we take for granted what others do for us and how we don't realize that the lives of those around us are not exactly what they dreamed of. And how many times, even when we try to help others, we don't always act in the right way.
The quote
“The advantage of marrying you is that you can leave whenever you want”
Rosa's Wedding
Direction: Icíar Bollaín
Spain, 2020
