Francesca Comencini’s OUR COUNTRY Review at european-films.net
August 13th, 2007 by Andre Soares
Boyd van Hoeij reviews Francesca Comencini’s A casa nostra / Our Country at european-films.net:
"A casa nostra literally means ‘in our house’ or ‘in our home,’ and can be taken to refer to individual dwellings, whole cities or provinces as well as the country at large of the English title. In Italian, this ambiguity blurs the line between the private and public spheres even further, as if there really is no difference between what occurs in the privacy of one’s home and society as a whole, which is exactly the point Comencini tries to make. In this age of Big Brother-like scrutiny into the private worlds of all, it seems a valid point to explore."
In the cast: Luca Zingaretti, Valeria Golino, Giuseppe Battiston, and Laura Chiatti. Director Comencini, who also penned the A casa nostra screenplay with Franco Bernini, is one of Luigi Comencini’s daughters. Sister Cristina directed the Academy Award-nominated Don’t Tell.
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