This is a beautiful film. Olmi captures the natural rhythms of life and love. There is a deep sense of faith and humility as well as tenderness in the depiction of ordinary experience. The director manipulates unstylized reality in order to create wonderful art. In a quiet and unassuming way, watching this film is life enhancing.
Was not happy with ending when they evicted that family for something so ridiculous. Really pissed me off and shows just how messed up the world can be. Great film though.
One of the most simple and yet overwhelmingly beautiful films. Each scene moves with such humble purity, to describe the film, as someone above has tried, makes the film sound foolish, but it is this full realisation of the simple beauty of life itself that transcends through every frame. One of the greatest film experiences I've ever enjoyed.