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"Blessed are the young who see what isn’t there!"
A masterpiece of a film with few flaws and a dynamic, fast-pacing storyline. 1900 explains clearly both the rise of communism in Italy and just how terrible fascists can cultivate into, as well as give us a first perspective view on the classes it affects. This film aligns completely from childhood to the senior years of our two main... read more
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"Blessed are the young who see what isn’t there!"
A masterpiece of a film with few flaws and a dynamic, fast-pacing storyline. 1900 explains clearly both the rise of communism in Italy and just how terrible fascists can cultivate into, as well as give us a first perspective view on the classes it affects. This film aligns completely from childhood to the senior years of our two main characters, and never once did I feel as if Novecento was dragging out its plot to make it more pretentious than it needed to be. Every part felt incorporated for a reason, even the scenes I wasn't so fond of.
To watch 1900 is to watch it in two parts, not the complete near 6 hour English overdub. So, in conclusion, if you have the attention span and are interested in films disc” read more
“To watch this movie was pretty much like taking part in a marathon. Indeed, I watched the 5 hours version and I'm pretty sure I have never seen such a”
1001 Movies ... my own version (1970's) (90 movies items)
" Notes: Basically, it was a great epic about Italy but I don't think it was historically accurate whatsoever. However, this inaccuracy was done on purpose Indeed, I think it was more a poetic study about the class struggle as it was rather over the top and quite theatrical. Robert de Niro, here at the beginning of this career, had a rather thankless job though since he had to portray a coward and weak man instead of the tough guys were are used to see him play. He did a great job though but I w"
1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)
" Notes: Basically, it was a great epic about Italy but I don't think it was historically accurate whatsoever. However, this inaccuracy was done on purpose Indeed, I think it was more a poetic study about the class struggle as it was rather over the top and quite theatrical. Robert de Niro, here at the beginning of this career, had a rather thankless job though since he had to portray a coward and weak man instead of the tough guys were are used to see him play. He did a great job though but I w"
