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Film · 2018

Happy as Lazzaro

Original titleLazzaro Felice

Directed by Alice Rohrwacher · starring Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani and Alba Rohrwacher

  • 2 h 5 min
  • Drama · Documentary
  • ItalyGermany
  • Released in the UK 4 April 2019
  • 6.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.3 Users4 votes
  • 8.4 Critics9 reviews
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Synopsis

Lazaro, a young boy who lives isolated fron the world in La Inviolata, is a guy with a huge kindness and special charm. Although everyone in his small village are exploited by the marquess, they take advantage of Lazzaro's personality. One summer, the young boy will become friend of Trancredi, son of the marquess Alfonsina de Luna, who runs the small village. Thanks to his friendship they will make a strong and beautiful link that will open a brand new world for Lazzaro. Although his new experience may apparently seem like a time travel for him, the village boy will visit the modern world in order to explore the present, the big cities, technology and, above all, all the experiences he has missed for living in the small village his entire life.

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The essentials

Runtime
125 min2 hours and 5 minutes
Budget
€5.2mVértigo Films
How long is Happy as Lazzaro?
2 hours and 5 minutes (125 minutes).
When was Happy as Lazzaro released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 4 April 2019.
Who directed Happy as Lazzaro?
Alice Rohrwacher.
Who is in Happy as Lazzaro?
It stars Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Alba Rohrwacher and Sergi López.
Where can I watch Happy as Lazzaro?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (16)
Director
Alice Rohrwacher
Writers
Alice Rohrwacher
Producers
Viola Fügen, Michel Merkt, Olivier Père, Martin Scorsese

Photos and posters

All 16 photos

Reviews

All 9 reviews
5.3 4 votes

What the critics say average 8.4 from 9 outlets

  • 10 New York TimesA.O. Scott A rich sense of mystery pervades this movie. You succumb to its strangeness the way that a child is enveloped in a bedtime story, trusting the teller even when you don?t fully understand the tale or… Read
  • 10 Roger EbertTomris Laffly Easily among this year?s finest films and laced with an unapologetic social message, ?Happy As Lazzaro? dares one to imagine a reality where each individual would task themselves to be as selfless… Read
  • 6.0 FotogramasPHILIPP ENGEL The film is made with a decadent documentary aesthetic that makes think in the great Visconti (and many other directors). It's almost sublime and it means a great step very, very important in the… Read

Soundtrack

All 14 songs
  1. Dreams (Will Come Alive)2 Brothers on the 4th Floor Spotify
  2. AntennePiero Crucitti
  3. Canto di AntoniaPiero Crucitti
  4. Cumbia de SanturoccuPiero Crucitti

Trivia

All 6 facts

  • Awarded at Cannes

    Alice Rohrwacher won with 'Happy as Lazzaro' Best Script at Cannes Festival 2018.

  • Actor's debut

    Adriano Tardiolo debuts as an actor, he is the main character of 'Happy as Lazzaro'.

  • Awarded at Sitges

    The film won the Special Prize of the Jury at Sitges Festival 2018.

  • Locations

    The film has been shooted at Italy, specifically at Milan, Turin and Bagnoregio.

  • Shooted in 16mm

    The film has been shooted in 16mm film, a way of shooting that it usually used to educational videos, amateur videos and low-budget motion pictures.

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