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The Wonders

Original title: Le meraviglie
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
5.5K
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The Wonders (2014)
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A family of beekeepers living in the Tuscan countryside finds their household disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenage boy and a reality TV show intent on showcas... Read allA family of beekeepers living in the Tuscan countryside finds their household disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenage boy and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family.A family of beekeepers living in the Tuscan countryside finds their household disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenage boy and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family.

  • Director
    • Alice Rohrwacher
  • Writer
    • Alice Rohrwacher
  • Stars
    • Alba Rohrwacher
    • Maria Alexandra Lungu
    • Sam Louwyck
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    5.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alice Rohrwacher
    • Writer
      • Alice Rohrwacher
    • Stars
      • Alba Rohrwacher
      • Maria Alexandra Lungu
      • Sam Louwyck
    • 13User reviews
    • 148Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 19 nominations

    Videos3

    Trailer originale italiano [OV]
    Trailer 1:58
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:57
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    The Wonders: Can We Take Part? (US)
    Clip 0:54
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    Photos105

    Maria Alexandra Lungu in The Wonders (2014)
    Sam Louwyck and Alba Rohrwacher in The Wonders (2014)
    The Wonders (2014)
    Alice Rohrwacher in The Wonders (2014)
    The Wonders (2014)
    Alba Rohrwacher and Maria Alexandra Lungu in The Wonders (2014)
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    Alice Rohrwacher at an event for The Wonders (2014)
    Alice Rohrwacher at an event for The Wonders (2014)
    Alice Rohrwacher at an event for The Wonders (2014)
    Alice Rohrwacher at an event for The Wonders (2014)
    Sophia Loren and Alice Rohrwacher at an event for The Wonders (2014)

    Top cast

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    Alba Rohrwacher
    Alba Rohrwacher
    • Angelica
    Maria Alexandra Lungu
    Maria Alexandra Lungu
    • Gelsomina
    Sam Louwyck
    Sam Louwyck
    • Wolfgang
    Sabine Timoteo
    • Cocò
    Agnese Graziani
    • Marinella
    Luis Huilca
    • Martin
    • (as Luis Huilca Logroño)
    Eva Lea Pace Morrow
    • Caterina
    Maris Stella Morrow
    • Luna
    Monica Bellucci
    Monica Bellucci
    • Milly Catena
    Carlo Tarmati
    • Carlo Portarena
    Margarete Tiesel
    Margarete Tiesel
    • Second Life Representative
    André Hennicke
    André Hennicke
    • Adrian
    Alessandro Genovesi
    • The Judge
    David Cadena II
    • Igor
    Lisa Piciollo
    • Gioia
    Stefania Lorenzi
    • The Doctor
    Maria Pampana
    • Grandmother
    Francesca Menicocci
    • Portarena's Mother
    • Director
      • Alice Rohrwacher
    • Writer
      • Alice Rohrwacher
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Because the scenes with the bees were so delicate and required the presence of trained people when it came to handle them, all the scenes depicting the apiarist work were shot in one day with a special documentary crew.
    • Quotes

      Adrian: And you, Gelsomina? Milan?

      Gelsomina: OK.

      Adrian: Yes? Really? Look out, this daughter's gonna run away.

    • Connections
      Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      T'appartengo
      Written by Assolo, Franco Migliacci, Stefano Acqua and Ernesto Migliazza

      Performed by Ambra Angiolini

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.A

    User reviews13

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    Featured review
    9/10
    A Queen Bee
    The inner and hidden emotions of adults, wrote Nathaniel Hawthorne, are often revealed through how their children are acting. The life of a family of beekeepers in the central Italian countryside reveals the truth and magic of Hawthorne's words. Despite the brash, impulsive and abrasive outward behavior of the family patriarch, Wolfgang, the household composed of four daughters and a couple of guest workers functions smoothly and efficiently. This is due mostly to the oldest daughter, twelve year old Gelsomina. Gelsomina is reserved, quiet and caring like a queen bee and the family life secretly revolves around her.

    There is potential to disrupt the hive. When the family is taking a break and swimming in a natural area of warm, volcanic springs, they run into a television crew featuring local culinary wonders. The star and host of the show, played by Monica Bellucci, takes a liking to Gelsomina. Gelsomina foresees a chance for her family, honey and their bees to shine by appearing in the show and winning money to help support themselves. Wolfgang sees only trouble. For him there are things that money cannot buy. Father and daughter may have more in common than is readily apparent.

    This serene and unhurried film is an antidote to the shallow, predictable and emotionless Hollywood slop. It is amazing the way the life of the family mirrors that of the bees, and how they depend on each other. The actors and the film crew do a wonderful job of keeping the story flowing, or buzzing. I felt like I was part of the family and the hive of bees, and not merely watching them on screen. Other wonders of the film include interesting and unique characters and a variable, unstructured plot in which viewers can choose their own meanings.
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    5
    • Blue-Grotto
    • Dec 5, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Switzerland
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Archivio del Cinema Italiano (ANICA)
      • Filmitalia page
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • French
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • When You Were Born
    • Filming locations
      • Sovana, Sorano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy(Etruscan necropolis)
    • Production companies
      • Tempesta
      • Amka Films Productions
      • Rai Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $73,378
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,801,824
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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