It coasts on its charm so much that Ozpetek doesn’t even bother resolving half of his subplots.
A neat concept which fails to offer a deeper contemplation of modern Italian malaise.
Pietro's struggle to reconcile fiction and reality is just about charming enough to hold this frustratingly unresolved and lightly uncomic film together.
There's real pleasure to be had watching the worlds of the living and the dead intermingle, and Ozpetek handles the supernatural elements with ease, balancing the magic and the mundane to rewarding effect.
It’s an elegantly shot and designed tale, yet strangely lacking in emotional weight.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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