Happy as Lazzaro

Happy as Lazzaro

  • Director: Alice Rohrwacher
  • Countries of origin: Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany
  • Language: Italian, English
  • Release date: November 30, 2018
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.66 : 1
  • Also known as: My Bitter Land
  • Lazzaro felice is a fantasy drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher and starring Andriano Tadiolo. It was released in France on May 13, 2018   .
    The film tells the story of Lazaro, an innocent teenager living in a remote rural area, who travels through time and space and experiences adventures after accidentally falling off a cliff.
    The film won the Best Screenplay Award in the main competition unit of the 71st Cannes International Film Festival .

    Details

    • Release date November 30, 2018
    • Filming locations Bagnoregio, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies Tempesta, Rai Cinema, Amka Films Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    €5,200,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $1,802,696

    Movie reviews

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    • By Estell 2022-08-09 10:07:39

      Happy as Lazzaro--The Embodiment of Good and Evil

      Marquise: Let them be ignorant, and they will not realize the oppression of friendship: It was not equal from the beginning; Kang really used Lazaro's kindness to let him do things for himself, and he would not allow the slightest violation. The conscience in his heart is also based on In terms of his own happiness, once he violates it, he will tell his minions and play with the poor. I was amazed at the...

    • By Armando 2022-07-07 16:27:18

      Happy As Lazzaro--In The Parallel Of Magic And Reality

      "Happy Lazzaro" poster

      Alice Rohrwacher (Alice Rohrwacher) is the sister of Alba Rohrwacher (Alba Rohrwacher), who won the Golden Lion Award...

    • By Sanford 2022-04-23 07:06:07

      happy lazzaro

      The film begins with a story about a remote farm where a group of farmers are growing tobacco. The male protagonist, Lazaro, is a young man in his 20s with curly hair and clear eyes, which makes people feel very sincere. He worked hard and rarely spoke, and when the farmers were resting and teasing, he always worked or meditated silently.

      Immediately afterwards, a young Marquis about the age of Lazzaro appears in the film, and he and his mother come to the manor. It turned out that...

    • By Jeanne 2022-04-23 07:06:07

      Fool or saint?

      A heartbreaking surreal fairy tale. The novel background setting and two-stage story structure carry the compassionate torture of female director Alice Rohrwacher. Be it a fool or a saint, Lazaro, who has a pure heart, is the opposite of evil human nature, but he is eventually attacked by the system that gave him freedom and the people he loves. The most ironic thing is that the rhetoric that the countess is looking for for her own evil is actually in one sentence: the change of the order of...

    • By Iva 2022-04-23 07:06:07

      happiness

      A little magical and a little crazy movie, although the picture is plain, but from the name of the movie, there is always irony and criticism. Lazaro's blue eyes were as clear as the sea that day, which made you feel his kindness and simplicity, and he believed, obeyed, and obeyed without any doubt. The story of the wolf and the saint has been told twice, so can this world understand who is the wolf and who is the saint? He was deceived by the wolf and didn't see any blood, so he could use...

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    • By Aurelia 2023-08-08 00:04:24

      It turns out that in Italy, sharecropping was legally abolished in 1982. The turning point in the middle is as mythical as the state of the whole male lead. This kid should be a good fit for some Rohmer...

    • By Thora 2023-07-19 07:40:48

      The second generation ancestor’s money cheating revolution was set on fire, and the villagers blew the mountain wind behind them; no one was picking wild vegetables beside the railway, and they came to the door on time with the best cakes; music escaped from the church, and the depression after sober made people nostalgic when they were deceived; in the city The bank is not like a wolf in the wasteland, unable to distinguish the legend of Xanadu...

    • By Lenny 2023-07-08 09:10:05

      Marvel at the ability of Aliqie to break through time and space, and lead the audience to fall into the real and surreal enchantment together with the protagonist. The first half of the town life is retro and meaningful, and the sports backlighting lens in the tobacco field locks the most beautiful picture of the year in advance. Discussing the themes of refugees and human nature, the director did not stand on the positive side or the opposite, but used a character like Lazaro to sympathize...

    • By Adeline 2023-06-05 11:00:37

      Great Italian tradition. Leftist, compassionate, mysterious, and a little...

    • By Katelin 2023-06-02 02:01:20

      The genetic genes of Italian films are really good, and the spiritual trajectory of the same line has been perfectly inherited by the new generation of directors. The original beauty of the countryside is presented in the first half of the journey. The Italian peasant film list has added another hero. Whether in the countryside or in the city, whether in agriculture or industry, the sons and daughters of the land always lead the same way of life; Lazaro is not an orphan, but Lazaro is the son...

    Movie plot

    Lazaro and dozens of villagers live in the isolated village of Inorata, which and all its inhabitants belong to the Marquise Afonsina. At a time when slavery had died out for centuries, the villagers of Inorata were still growing tobacco for the Marquise for free, and taking it for granted. While being exploited by the Marquise, the villagers are exploiting the kind Lazzaro. However, Lazaro never complained, and was even full of joy...
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    Evaluation action

    With Lazzaro felice, Alice Rohrwacher brings to Cannes an allegorical tale of magic and realism. The film was shot on a super 16 cm negative, which seemed to give the film a dark brown tint, which at first glance seemed extraordinarily nostalgic and warm, but it was actually more of a decayed color   . ("Guardian" review)
    Modernism, folklore, and allegory, Lazzaro felice is like a crazy mix of styles and colors. The Pinocchio-like...
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    Movie quotes

    • Marchesa Alfonsina De Luna: Human beings are like animals. Set them free and they realize they are slaves locked in their own misery. Right now, they suffer, but they don't know. I exploit them, they exploit that poor man. It's a chain reaction that can't be stopped.

    • 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.