Gelsomina is
twelve-years-old girl and she is the head of her family of three younger sisters, her father
and her mother. The family takes
care of bees for their living, they spin the honey and place it in glass jars to sell. They live in an isolated country home. Sometimes they have problems with their
bees because pesticides are being used on the nearby farms. Gelsomina learns about a competition
among farmers that will offer money as a prize and a cruise for the
family. Gelsomina knows her father
will never enter this contest but she enters for the family.
There is a lot of
conflict within the family and with the addition of Martin. He is a fourteen-year-old boy with a
history of theft and arson. He’s staying
with the family for rehabilitation and to help them work the bees. He also doesn't speak Italian. I wonder if it is the norm for the
oldest daughter to manage the family in Italy? 3* (This movie is OK)
110
min, Drama directed by Alice Rohrwacher with Maria Alexandra Lungu, Alba
Rohrwacher, Sam Louwyck, Sabine Timoteo, Agnese Graziani, Monica Bellucci,
Andre Hennicke, Luis Huilca, Eva Lea Pace Morrow.
Note: Imdb 6.7 out of 10, 95% critic 67% audience
on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 2.0* out of 5* with 1 review.
Special
Note: Filmed in Sovana, San
Quirico, Sorano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy and Bagni San Filipo, Castiglione
D’Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. It
is unusual for a woman to be a director in the Italian film industry. This film is based on the memories of
the director from her childhood working with her beekeeper parents. Alba Rohrwacher is the sister of the
director.
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