Film No. 34 (2016) May 25th. 6.30 PM LUNA Paradiso, Northbridge.
"What does an atheist surgeon with a God-complex do when his son tells him he wants to become a priest?" (A question asked on an English promotional poster for Italian film Se Dio Vuole).
Life lessons portrayed via the greatest story ever told can be a risky venture. Well, God Willing (English translation) certainly takes this risk and does it successfully.
We meet Tommaso (Marco Giallini)who is obnoxious, cynical and arrogant. In early scenes we are led rapidly through Tommaso's personality traits to show the effects he is having on the people close to him. The short of it is he needs control over everyone he cares for, mainly family. When he learns his son Andrea (Enrico Oetiker)wants to join the clergy because of a connection he has with a charismatic priest, Father Don Pietro (Alessandro Gassma), Tommaso needs to take control.
The modern day Jesus Christ in Father Dom vs the arrogant Tommaso leads to a wonderful procession of very funny farcical set pieces. We know Tommaso doesn't stand a chance as Don Pietro proves his moral worth and gradually teaches the protagonist that losing control of others has many more benefits than he'd ever allowed himself to comprehend.
Watching an arrogant know all change in ways he'd never ever contemplated was a delightful and humourous pleasure. The Italians and the French have a method of making obnoxious characters so soft and likeable on film in 90 mins it is no surprise the U.S. machine soon buys the work then further proves their lack the same skills. I've told little of the story of Se Dio Vole for good reason. This simple farce told as a morality tale is a delight. 10GUMS.
The modern day Jesus Christ in Father Dom vs the arrogant Tommaso leads to a wonderful procession of very funny farcical set pieces. We know Tommaso doesn't stand a chance as Don Pietro proves his moral worth and gradually teaches the protagonist that losing control of others has many more benefits than he'd ever allowed himself to comprehend.
Watching an arrogant know all change in ways he'd never ever contemplated was a delightful and humourous pleasure. The Italians and the French have a method of making obnoxious characters so soft and likeable on film in 90 mins it is no surprise the U.S. machine soon buys the work then further proves their lack the same skills. I've told little of the story of Se Dio Vole for good reason. This simple farce told as a morality tale is a delight. 10GUMS.
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