Reality
Italy, France
2012
115 Min
Color
Italian
Synopsis
Luciano is a Neapolitan fishmonger who supplements his modest income by pulling off little scams together with his wife Maria. A likeable, entertaining guy, Luciano never misses an opportunity to perform for his customers and countless relatives. One day his family urge him to try out for Big Brother. In chasing this dream his perception of reality begins to change. –Cannes Film Festival
Director
Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone is an Italian film maker. Born in Rome, the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone and a photographer, in 1996 Garrone won the Sacher d’Oro, an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film Silhouette, that became one of the three episodes that are on his first long film Terra di Mezzo in 1997. He won Best Director at the European Film Awards and at the David di Donatello Awards for “Gomorrah”. —Wikipedia
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jimmymarkum
23May13
Another very good direction by Matteo Garrone.The all-colorful-all-enjoyable characters and inspiration of its own should not make it the ordinary drama (comedy really) you may watch most times. Yet the treatment of the subject-matter, the reality tv, the 'I JUST WANTED TO BE ON THE SHOW' dream of another quite famous old film (or its 'NEVER GIVE UP' variation) was a bit thin, made the film quite stale to my taste
Federico Di Folco
19May13
Un meraviglioso film di un superlativo Garrone.La realtà che diventa succube dell'irrealtà:non è un argomento innovativo,ma al contrario sono la sua realizzazione e la sua poetica ad esserlo.La tendenza ad allontanarsi da una realtà deprimente per raggiungere il sospirato"Nirvana".Finale maestoso,mi ha ricordato molto Noodles nella fumeria d'oppio.Un neo-neo realismo ancora più diretto e comune di Gomorra.Chapeau. 4*
matteo
6Apr13
The most realistic depiction of Italy of the past decade. A country split between two kinds of idolatry: television and the church. Considering that in Italy the State and Mass Media are equivalent (i.e. Berlusconi's ownership of tv channels, newspapers, radio...) "Reality" is a meditation on the Belpaese's failure and madness, at micro/macro levels. Once again, Garrone, not Moretti, has grasped the "real" Italy
The Future Mr. Gittes
6Apr13
A complete departure from Gomorrah. A successful picture with some lovely long takes. But, admittedly, it ultimately feels rather slight—partly because the grotesque fascination with, and vapidity of, reality television and the D-list celebrity status that accompanies it already feels dated as a satirical theme. Network, The King of Comedy, and The Truman Show all touched on this material in a more memorable way.
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Super Cannes: Broken Reality of the Moonrise Kingdom
By Celluloid Liberation Front on May 31, 2012
Post-Cannes thoughts on Wes Anderson, Rufus Norris’ opening night film for Critics’ Week, and Matteo Garrone’s prize-winner, Reality.
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By Notebook on May 27, 2012
The Palme d’Or goes to Michael Haneke’s Amour. Also, a comprehensive list of all the award winners.
Cannes 2012 Review: Garrone's REALITY is a Fascinating Place
By Twitchfilm.com on August 18, 2012
In his 2008 Cannes Grand Prix winning Gomorrah, Matteo Garrone took us deep into a crime ridden community to give an initmate taste of modern Italian society. In his follow up four years on, Garrone again
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[Last Film I Saw] Reality
By lasttimeisaw on July 17, 2012
Title: Reality
Year: 2012
Language: Italian
Country: Italy, France
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Matteo Garrone
Writers:
Matteo Garrone
Massimo Gaudioso
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