Discover the review and watch the trailer of an iconic film by Ferzan Ozpetek, a dramatic story between breaks with the past and new encounters.
Among the films of the Turkish director, naturalized Italian, Ferzan Ozpetek available on Netflix there is a 2007 title that made history among Italian dramas featuring an exceptional cast. This is the debut film of Amber Angiolini as an actress, co-produced by Medusa Film, R&C Produzioni/Faros Film, UGCyM (Paris) e AFS Film (Istanbul) with the contribution of MiBACT, Eurimages And Sky.
A full-bodied and international production therefore, for “Saturn against”, winner among others of Donatello’s David, Silver ribbons And Golden globe. The title refers to astrology, for which when Saturn presents itself “against” it means a time of changes, of breaks with the past, of new encounters, all events that test people but which can also change them for the better.
A film that investigates the human soul, especially when it comes to bereavement, separation and suffering, and in which the value of friendship plays a leading role. That essential element in human life capable of relieving and alleviating pain. All this to also arouse reflection and questions in the viewer to try to answer. In the director’s best cinematic vision, which boasts a very sharp and defined trademark.
The cast, as mentioned, is truly sensational. Alongside Angiolini, there are in fact high-sounding names of Pierfrancesco Favino (“The traitor”, “Everyone’s fine at home”), Stefano Accorsi (“The last Kiss”, “Criminal novel”), Margherita Buy (“Cursed is the day I met you”, “The ignorant fairies”), Ennio Fantastichini (“Loose cannons”, “Purple sea”), Luca Argentero (“Chocolate lessons”, “Different from whom?”), Milena Vukotic (“My friends”, “A perfect day”), Isabella Ferrari (“And they call it summer”, “Veiled Naples“), it’s still Lunetta Savino, Serra Yilmaz, Filippo Timi And Luigi Diberti. In short, an ensemble film whose acting value is undoubtedly impossible not to appreciate.
The music is very interesting, outlining the usual deep and intense atmospheres of the filmmaker Ozpetek, written by Neffa And Riccardo Eberspacher. The song “ stands out above allPassion”, but there are also timeless songs by Gabriella Ferri, Sophia Loren and Carmen Consoli.
The percentage of users of Google who liked this interesting film that Netflix offers in streaming it is 77%, while on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes is equal to 73% and finally up IMDb has a score of 6.7 out of 10. Enigmatic but certainly suggestive trailer promotional of “Saturn against”, also available on Youtubewhich shows many faces corresponding to many lives that in some way intertwine and inevitably influence each other.
There plot of this dramatic film on Netflix features Davide, a homosexual boy and fervent writer, in whose home interesting encounters with solid friends take place quite frequently.
They are the banker Antonio, married to the psychologist Angelica and lover of the florist Laura; Neval, a Turkish interpreter married to the policeman Roberto, who is not very integrated into the group; Sergio, Davide’s ex-boyfriend, with whom he has maintained a friendly relationship; Lorenzo, who works in the advertising field, Davide’s new boyfriend; Roberta, friend and colleague of Lorenzo, a fan of astrology and with drug problems.
Their lives flow rather routinely, until one evening Lorenzo complains of an illness and soon dies. This tragic epilogue upsets the existence of his partner and that of the entire group of friends, who become a sort of extended family. Each of them must implement supportive actions, but at the same time they will expose their being, between fear of accepting a loss, deep fears and weaknesses.
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