The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
A man returns to visit his native Sicily after living in New York for a long time. He learns about the Sicilian way of life from stylized conversations with an orange picker, his fellow train passengers, his mother, and a knife-sharpener.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
36 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Marie StraubDirector
- Danièle HuilletDirector
- Danièle HuilletScreenplay
- Jean-Marie StraubScreenplay
Cast
- Gianni BuscarinoIl figlio
- Vittorio VigneriL'arrotino
- Angela NugaraLa madre
- Carmelo MaddioIl venditore di arance
- Angela DurantiniMoglie del venditore di arance
- Simone NucatolaPoliziotto
- Ignazio TrombelloPoliziotto
- Giovanni InterlandiIl Gran Lombardo
- Giuseppe BontaIl catanese
- Mario BaschieriIl vecchino
Stills
Themes
woman director