Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

An unceasingly kind Italian peasant and his family are blatantly exploited by a tobacco baroness.

Director:

Alice Rohrwacher

Writer:

Alice Rohrwacher

Stars:

Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Alba Rohrwacher

19 wins & 53 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adriano Tardiolo	...	Lazzaro
Agnese Graziani	...	Antonia bambina
Alba Rohrwacher	...	Antonia
Luca Chikovani	...	Tancredi giovane
Tommaso Ragno	...	Tancredi adulto
Sergi López	...	Ultimo
Natalino Balasso	...	Nicola
Carlo Tarmati	...	Carletto
Pasqualina Scuncia	...	Suora
Nicoletta Braschi	...	Marchesa Alfonsina De Luna
Edoardo Montalto	...	Pippo bambino
Carlo Massimino	...	Pippo adulto
Maddalena Baiocco	...	Stefania bambina
Gala Othero Winter	...	Stefania adulta
Giulia Caccavello	...	Teresa giovane

Storyline

This is the tale of a meeting between Lazzaro, a young peasant so good that he is often mistaken for simple-minded, and Tancredi, a young nobleman cursed by his imagination. Life in their isolated pastoral village Inviolata is dominated by the terrible Marchesa Alfonsina de Luna, the queen of cigarettes. A loyal bond is sealed when Tancredi asks Lazzaro to help him orchestrate his own kidnapping. This strange and improbable alliance is a revelation for Lazzaro. A friendship so precious that it will travel in time and transport Lazzaro in search of Tancredi. His first time in the big city, Lazzaro is like a fragment of the past lost in the modern world.

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Plot Keywords:

wolf | tobacco farm | magical realism | peasant | fake kidnapping | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lazzaro Felice is an experiment with the genre of the fable, with all its inconsistencies, its mysteries, its recurrences and its heroes and villains.

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Quotes

Marchesa Alfonsina De Luna: He who knows himself well is humbled in his own presence. And the praise of other men provokes no pleasure. If I were to know everything in the universe and scorned the charity who would bring me the grace of God? Who would judge my actions? One should go beyond the thirst for knowledge that is the root of distraction and disappointment.

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Connections

Referenced in Modern Love: The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap (2019)

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Soundtracks

Casta Diva
Aria taken from the opera "Norma" (1831)
Composed by Vincenzo Bellini

User Reviews

the temptation to describe it

...can be the basic sin. You can say - it is well crafted or beautiful, a gem or a masterpiece, a story about innocence or a moving film. And it is it. But , after its end, you feel more than what may be described. The cinematography, the acting, the story each works, in admirable way. But it is an embroidery of states of soul. All is perfect but not for define. The magic, the slice of fairy tale, the crumbs of social portrait - yes, but what is gived is more.And remains a lovely secret, so personal.

Details

Official Sites:

01 Distribution [Italy] Ad Vitam Distribution [France]

Country:

Italy Switzerland France Germany

Language:

Italian English

Release Date:

30 November 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Happy as Lazzaro

Filming Locations:

Bagnoregio, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

EUR5,200,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,802,696

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tempesta, Rai Cinema, Amka Films Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1