A self-consciously solemn meditation on homelessness in Turin, Italy, Corrado Franco's Al Di Qua lets that city's poor speak for themselves even as it coyly acknowledges the way Franco frames their experience. Attention-grabbing for its artifice but most affecting when it is unadorned, the film will find many admirers as it makes an Oscar-qualifying run in NY/La. Getting that nod may be a long shot (according to THR's Scott Feinberg), but the distinctive film will put Franco on the "to watch" list of some observers in the doc arena.
Filmed in black-and-white, the picture spends much of its time in...
Filmed in black-and-white, the picture spends much of its time in...
- 11/24/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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