Three Floors Review: Nanni Moretti Hits Basement Level in an Awkward, Ill-Judged Melodrama Three Floors Review: Nanni Moretti Hits Basement Level in an Awkward, Ill-Judged Melodrama
The Italian veteran s sense of humor - and of recognizable human behavior - deserts him entirely in this flat, phony, multi-stranded effort.
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Director: Nanni Moretti
With: Riccardo Scamarcio, Margherita Buy, Alba Rohrwacher, Anna Bonaiuto, Denise Tantucci, Nanni Moretti, Alessandro Sperduti, Paolo Graziosi, Stefano Dionisi, Adriano Giannini, Tommaso Ragno, Elena Lietti. (Italian dialogue)
Running time: Running time: 119 MIN.
Courtesy of Alberto Novelli
It’s been exactly 20 years since Nanni Moretti won the Palme d’Or at Cannes with “The Son’s Room,” a graceful, humane and often surprisingly witty drama about a family regathering itself in the wake of shattering tragedy. That’s a long time ago, and it feels longer by the minute as you wat
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