On FIRST Arte, the FIRSTonline site dedicated to the world of art and culture, the movie of the week reviewed by the film critic Patrizio Rossano is "The Mayor of the Sanità district", a film by Mario Martone based on a work by Edoardo De Filippo. The theme is life in the famous Neapolitan district, which also gave birth to the unforgettable Totò, told in a film that is a rare example of great Italian cinema.
“Only one aspect of the Mayor of the Sanità district leaves us somewhat perplexed – explains Rossano also through a two-minute video review -. It's about a stereotyped and conventional view of Naples and its criminal stories that we have already seen so many times. So many years of Gomorrah and other films of this assorted various genre, have left deep traces. Difficult to get rid of a trademark of this type as it is difficult to go beyond. From this point of view, Garrone could have tried to do something more. Forgiven: great Italian cinema!”.
