Tag: Alice Rorhwacher
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“Happy As Lazzaro”: A Magical Realist Fairy Tale Lost In a Neorealist Folk Story
Critics love Alice Rohrwacher’s Happy As Lazzaro because it’s a magic realist tale enshrouded in neo-realist garb, a wolf in sheep’s clothing of symbolism and allegory. I have no patience for movies or symbols that refuse to define themselves or get lost in intelligent constructs without an emotional base. I am a film fan first…