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Nice review and interesting suggestion for me, who had never even heard of it mentioned before.
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Of course, in this case, the cover didn't catch your attention at all.
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It was a total disappointment. They’ve already said it above, but from someone who directed The Tenant on the third floor, it’s hard to believe it’s the same director.
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The only one by Roth that I really liked was Knock Knock; I saw it in the cinema and don't remember anything (a bad sign). The two Hostel films I remember for a few scenes that were objectively tough to digest, but that's about it. On the other hand, I found Knock Knock truly gripping from start to finish.
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I haven't listened to anything else from them since then, which I actually liked a lot, but lately I find them a bit heavy to digest (it's been such a long time since I last played them). I know more or less everything about their production: the albums from the 90s are beautiful, but many from the 00s and 10s are just as good (some stop with them in the 90s, which I think is a big mistake; you won't run that risk if you keep listening to them instead).
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Embarrassing
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I've always really liked Muccino; I will definitely see this sooner or later.
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In my opinion, you've revealed too much of the plot, which is a shame because it's well written: the film is perhaps the one by Verdone I feel most connected to, though I couldn't even tell you the exact reason: maybe it's just for that poetic, true, and brilliant ending that gives me goosebumps every time I see it, in addition to the chemistry between the actors that reaches absolute perfection (as it happened with Compagni di Scuola and Maledetto il Giorno che t'ho incontrato). At the time, Verdone (by his own admission) had overflowing creativity; just a year earlier, he had come out with Maledetto il Giorno che t'ho incontrato, and even before that, Compagni di Scuola: among the two, just to top it off, he throws in Stasera a casa di Alice, and right before Compagni di Scuola, Io e Mia Sorella! With the subsequent Perdiamoci di Vista, he completes the best "mature" Verdone in just a few years (87/94): Perdiamoci di Vista is another that brings out characters with a unique cynicism and cruelty: Fuxas, of course, at least for the entire first part of the film (the scene in the editorial office is terrifying), and the two buddies from Galline da Combattimento: memorable.
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I was reflecting, among other things, on the multitude of actors he has essentially discovered and launched first, in addition to his instinct for including the last great character actors (Sora Lella and Mario Brega above all, obviously) in his films in roles that were virtually perfect for them. I think this also contributes to his greatness.
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You've hit the nail on the head, but from what I know, no one besides Verdone had a say in the choice of actors; he actually went out with a lantern to select about 90% of basically unknown actors. Verdone's best? I wouldn't know, among the best for sure, for me if we’re talking about the films of his "maturity," it’s a toss-up between this one, "Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato," and "Al lupo al lupo."