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BUCOLIC

I finished watching the NYTimes Best 1176 Film today

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1974)

This is a wonderfully slow gaze at the 19th Century feudal farm in Italy.

We see it through the eyes of the four families who share housing. The stories intertwine and are used to show a world that is gone. Bitter sweet.

To a great extent that is a good thing. The end times are near for the feudal system but the local baron still holds the power.

A young couple go to Milan for a honeymoon, sort of, and witness the beginnings of the rebellion.

We have seen this same story in the great film with Burt Lancaster, The Leopard

I think that this film is more thorough in its treatment of the scene but the drama is quite lower key.

The acting is all done with "real" people. Very good.

I liked it. It was informative. I will give it a 3 out of Netflix5.

Labels: best films