Combining nostalgia and reality critique, Magnificent Presence, director Ferzan Özpetek fuses reality and imagination, story and allegory
, re-examining the gulf between drama and real life. Like the director's other works, homosexuality is treated in a relaxed and natural way in this film
. The whole film is sunny and interesting, and does not blindly describe the life of homosexuality with heavy shots
. "Magnificent Presence" provides audiences with a serious and dramatic reality in a more imaginative way, slamming the atrocities of fascist dictatorships with a more vivid story and paying homage to the act of remembering a tragic history. But at the same time, the film deals with a series of topics such as homesickness, sexual minorities, dreams and reality, history and future, and the plot structure is too much for a 100-minute film, making it difficult to elaborate on each topic. But overall, Magnificent Presence is a perhaps less grand but definitely entertaining movie
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A Magnificent Haunting evaluation action
2022-03-05 08:02
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Austyn 2022-04-24 07:01:24
A friendship between humans and ghosts, a piece of Italian World War II history
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Jake 2022-04-23 07:05:00
The sense of drama is as confusing as the gay vibe... 70 minutes of patience to see how he gets around. The soundtrack is great, especially the effect of two Nat King Cole interspersed in a series of operas, especially.
