Le rose del deserto (2006)

Voti degli utenti:

6.9/10   

Regista:

Mario Monicelli

Scrittori:

Alessandro Bencivenni (writer)
Suso Cecchi d'Amico (writer)

Data di uscita:

1 dicembre 2006 (Italy)

Genere:

Commedia | Guerra

Plot:

A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940...

Plot Keywords:

Missionary | 1940s | Fascist Italian Navy | German | Doctor

Premi:

1 win

Recensioni degli utenti:

Not as bad as it could seem

Cast

Michele Placido	...	Frate Simeone
Giorgio Pasotti	...	Ten. Marcello Salvi
Alessandro Haber	...	Maggiore Stefano Strucchi
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Moran Atias
Danilo De Summa	...	Troop soldier
Fulvio Falzarano
Roman Jankovic
Tatti Sanguineti

Alias:

The Roses of the Desert (International: English title)

Durata:

102 min

Nazionalità:

Italy

Lingua:

Italiano

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Argentina:13

Luoghi riprese:

Morocco

Compagnia:

Luna Rossa Cinematografica

Not as bad as it could seem

Although to an unprepared viewer this could seem a cheap movie, with weird acting and poor script, I think that reading it trying to get in the director's mind, with his intention clear, it deserves more respect, and at least 7 out of 10 stars.

Sure, the acting could be defined unrealistic, sometimes almost in bad taste, as some directing choices, like accelerating the appearance on screen of some characters but they also depict very well a kind of spirit of fascist Italy, the so called "Italietta", in which every Italian (officially) was proud to export his democracy and way of life and the cult of the Duce, not realizing (always, officially) that the lack of means and ideologies made him only ridiculous. This, obviously, refers also to the foreign policy of the U.S. nowadays, but i think the movie is best seen not thinking about modern politics, as it is already a nice, light, but yet profound picture of Italy seventy years ago.