Rome. The 1980s. After the magnum opus The Art of Joy she has been working on for a decade is rejected by the Italian publishing world, writer Goliarda Sapienza commits a desperate theft that costs her her reputation and social position. Incarcerated in Italy’s largest female prison, she finds herself living alongside thieves, junkies, sex workers and revolutionaries. After her release, she continues to meet with these women and over the course of a sweltering summer, a life-changing relationship flowers – a relationship that will reawaken her the desire to live and to write.
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Quiet, contemplative cinema — the kind where silence says more than dialogue. The director trusts the viewer and doesn't explain everything. That's rare.
The slow rhythm may tire those waiting for events. But for those willing to sink in, the film pulls hard. It's cinema for a second viewing.
Good for thoughtful solo viewing. Not for a group that wants background noise.
Director: Mario Martone
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Best Watched: Late evening, silence, maybe a glass of wine. Watch alone or with someone comfortable with quiet.
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