Respiro

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2004 Filmcritic.com

We're meant to wonder if a brazen Valeria Golino is just eccentric or truly insane -- but Respiro is too slight to make us inquire too deeply. The film, which vaguely attacks tradition in rural Italy, focuses too much on Golino's nearly-naked kids and their antics than anything she does, to the detriment of our attention span, as the film takes an eternity to get going. Give it a whirl, but what might have been a sunny look at life on the rocky shores of Italy comes off as deeply depressing and a little confused.

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Rating

3.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Emanuele Crialese
  • Producer: Domenico Procacci
  • Screenwriter: Emanuele Crialese
  • Stars: Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, Francesco Casisa, Veronica D'Agostino, Filippo Pucillo, Muzzi Loffredo, Elio Germano, Avy Marciano
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13