Friday, June 13, 2014

Film: Quiet Bliss (New Italian Cinema)



From the web:


QUIET BLISS
IN GRAZIA DI DIO | EDOARDO WINSPEARE, 2014
ITALY | ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | FORMAT: DCP | 127 MINUTES






Three generations of women seek refuge in their family’s Salento olive grove after their small textile business collapses in Winspeare’s warm and vibrant drama. Against the backdrop of a radiant southern Italian landscape, Winspeare’s characters—serene Salvatrice (Anna Boccadamo), hardened Adele (Celeste Casciaro), loudmouthed Ina (Laura Licchetta), and aspiring thespian Maria Conchetta (Barbara De Matteis)—revive their lives in the wake of economic catastrophe. Turning to a back-to-basics existence as a means of healing the wounds wrought by the recession, they undergo transformations that the director renders with equal parts pathos, insight, and humor.

http://www.filmlinc.com/films/on-sale/quiet-bliss