The story in this
film takes place in the winter of 1943.
Martina is a small girl and she stopped talking when her infant brother
died several years ago. Her family
lives in a rural area of central Italy.
Her mother is expecting another baby and Martina is waiting for the arrival
of the baby. The war with Germany
is moving closer and closer to their part of the country. Some of the men have formed partisan
brigades. Martina’s baby brother
is born and on the same day the German SS start a massive roundup of the
civilians in this area. This effort
became known as the Marzabotto event.
Greta Zuccheri
Montanari does a very good job in her role as the silent Martina. You can tell what she is thinking by
her expressions and behavior. She
leads people to see what is happening since she cannot tell them. There are happy moments in this film
but overall it is a very somber film.
It did think the scenery is beautiful, the story and the acting are
good. I had just recently watched
another Italian film with Alba Rohrwacher directed by her sister Alice, The Wonders. 3 ½* (I liked this movie)
115
min, Drama directed by Giorgio Diritti with Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Caludio
Casadio, Alba Rohrwacher, Maya Sansa, Vito, Bernardo Bolognesi, Stefano Croci,
Zoello Gilli, Francesca Gnech.
Note: Imdb 7.5 out of 10, 80% audience on
Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.3* out of 5* with 4 reviews.
Special
Note: The title in Italian is
L’uomo che verra. Filmed in Castel
San Pietro Terme, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna; Colle di Val d”Elsa, Siena, Tuscany;
Monte San Pietro, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna; Montingegnoli, Siena, Tuscany;
Sovicille, Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
The title is referring to the new baby brother of Martina. The director wanted to show this period
in time and to show war from the perspective of a child.
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