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Entertainment > Movies > Part 2--of 'Must See
 

Part 2--of 'Must See



(YOU CAN READ THE REVIEW OF "INTO THE WIND" IN PART 1--YESTERDAY'S POST)


"The Invisible Thread"--Netflix--Italian romantic/comedy/drama film--1 hour & 30 minutes--dubbed in English and English subtitles available--a teenage son of 2 Fathers makes a documentary about his parents--when he was born, to a surrogate mother, still in his life, in Italy 2 men couldn't adopt a child--it wasn't until Leone was 11 that 2 men could legally 'wed' in a civil union and now, when we join him at 15 both their names could be on his birth certificate.


The second half of this movie took me completely by surprise as did the ending but from his opening words you are on Leone's (played superbly by Francesco Gheghi) side even feeling his frustrations at his classmates thinking/saying he is gay because, let's face it, his 2 fathers are! Things start to pick up when he meets the twins Anna and Dario-the former a sweet girl and the latter a bully who thinks nothing of beating up his fellow students.


As we start getting caught up in Leone, Jacopo, his best friend and the twins, the film suddenly takes a twist going in a direction that will take you completely by surprise involving the two fathers, the surrogate mother and......Well I don't like to give spoilers but just let's just say that whether gay or non-gay people, marriages, parents are, basically, all the same but the second half of the movie will surprise you with a few twists and turns.


Director Mario Simon Puccioni gets good performances out of the kids, especially Francesco Gheghi, and the two dads played by Filippo Timi and Francesco Scianna, who, like many couples, will make you wonder how they ever became a couple!


Puccioni co-wrote the script with Luca De Bel & Gia Luca Berradini, sometimes stumbling over the comedy and drama mix but giving honest portrayals of real people.

Both "Into The Wind" and "The Invisible Thread" are certainly worth seeing not only for the stories and the performances but for the silent moments, so rare in Hollywood movies, that are as moving as those with the 'action', both moving the film along!


I really would like feedback from anyone who sees these two movies!








posted on Mar 21, 2022 2:48 PM ()

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I've put them on my list of things to watch. Will let you know what I think.
comment by traveltales on Mar 23, 2022 6:44 PM ()
I'm waiting!!!
reply by greatmartin on Mar 23, 2022 8:05 PM ()

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