Su FIRST Art this week our expert Patrizio Rossano reviews a film released at the end of 2019, but which is worth examining as the last work of Ennio Fantastichini, who died just over a year ago. It is "Lontano distant", a film signed by Gianni Di Gregorio (who also stars in it): an Italian comedy for once successful, even if according to Rossano's judgment excessively "Romanocentric". It is the story of three elderly Romans from Trastevere, with an increasingly meager retirement prospect, decide to leave for some exotic country where they can live better.
“It is a matter of a verbal language, of the body and of looks that make acting a typical model and perfectly convey the soul of a city and its best-known district, Trastevere, as best it could not be. We are talking about "schools" of theater and cinema such as, for example, the Neapolitan one which does not need to bother illustrious and well-known authors and actors. Di Gregorio has made all of this his stylistic hallmark, his trademark with which he has obtained the well-deserved acclaim that has brought him prestigious awards since his first film as a director Mid-August lunch from 2008”, explains Rossano. On FIRST Arte the complete review.
