Nothing will be the same at the end of this summer for Gelsomina and her three younger sisters.
Superb star turn from Maria Alexandra Lungi but this doesn’t grip as it might.
It's a film that knows the value of its appealing young stars and that makes their credible and entertaining antics its focus, winning you over with the squeals and strops of these tiny worker bees.
The Wonders is a truly unique film with a clear idea of the people, place and community it depicts. Not to mention one of the most heart-pounding scenes of honey spillage that will ever grace the silver screen.
The entry into womanhood of a farming family’s eldest daughter is at the heart of Alice Rohrwacher’s gentle second feature.
Family saga combines social comment with Fellini-esque humour.
A quirky coming-of-ager with a light dash of magical realism.
Rohrwacher creates a moving, unsentimental portrait of a dying way of life.
Excellent performances, natural light and lovely locations make up for the flimsiest of plots in Alice Rohrwacher’s rural rites-of-passage drama.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday July 17, 2015, until Thursday July 23, 2015. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
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