Le conseguenze dell'amore (2004) YTS

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

When we are first introduced to the unassuming

When we are first introduced to the unassuming "Titta" (Tony Servillo) we do have to wonder what could possibly fill the next hundred minutes. He lives from day to day out of an hotel room, and a budget hotel room at that, offering some internal observations of many he sees but talking to no-one. Then, like a bolt of lightning, he encounters barmaid "Sofia" (Olivia Magnani) and she seems to have quite a magnetic effect on him. He begins to actually speak with her and that's when his defences of silence and solitude begin to lower and we begin to learn of his former connections with the Mafia and of the reasons for his comfortable, but lonely, incarceration. Now that he has put his head above the parapet after eight years, though, his now more public profile starts to attract some unwelcome attention that proves likely to have perilous consequences if he isn't careful - and not just for him. This isn't a film that races along, nor is there a surfeit of dialogue. Instead, this is a stylish film to look at with gently bubbling noirish elements as the characters are carefully developed and the plot proceeds in a largely unexpected fashion. Servillo is a master at the less-is-more style of presentation, and here his glances and inflexions compensate for his own welcome dearth of verbiage and as Magnani starts to get a little more of the thread, we start to see a love story of unlikely proportions develop and quite profoundly change the direction of their lives. There are tiny degrees of menace accruing thanks to a dodgy bank manager, a ruthless assassin clad in a tracksuit and to a depiction of organised crime that isn't quite as described by Mario Puzo and I must confess to finding the final scene mildly amusing (and fitting) in a slushy sense. Maybe it would have looked better in black and white?

Reviewed by Carla S 7 / 10

Good enough. The irresistible temptation of self annihilation

Good enough. The irresistible temptation of self annihilation through romantic love and desire.

Reviewed by helder f 8 / 10

A story of a man who lives a

A story of a man who lives a relatively isolated life in a hotel in Switzerland, estranged from his family and most people, and often pensive about his life. The most obvious consequence of love is that his life or lack of life changes as his interest in a hotel worker appears reciprocated. A very good movie that, for the most part, is more like a poem or ballet performance. Aesthetically pleasing with great music, interesting photography, and scarce dialogue. The needed information is delivered at the few moments of a relatively more meaningful dialogue. While I appreciate it for its aesthetics and poignant comments on life, it does progress slowly and not always very logically. The end is, for sure, not very logical.

Le conseguenze dell'amore

2004 [ITALIAN]

Crime / Drama / Romance

Le conseguenze dell'amore

2004 [ITALIAN]

Crime / Drama / Romance

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When we are first introduced to the unassuming

Good enough. The irresistible temptation of self annihilation

A story of a man who lives a

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