0 out of 0 people found this review helpful:
Delightful!
This film was a delight! I don't know the story behind the film or the actors but there is a "homemade" feel to the film that enhances the story. I just sent Bread and Tulips to my Italian born and raised mother and this DVD is going into the mailbox next.
P.S. Never try to learn Italian from Orange Thieves! They are not to be trusted. Even my very own cousins, (who, to the best of my knowledge, paid for all of their citrus)taught me to say horrible things. It was ok though, I actually did use some of it later in life.
Perhaps someone was looking for "Rosetta", not Rosalba?
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful:
Entertaining? No.
I can't believe this got so many good reviews. To each his own I guess. Neither my husband nor I liked this movie. I didn't even watch the end as I couldn't stand to waste any more time. The 'thief' is constantly getting beaten up and seeing his bloody face again and again was too much. The character seems to have no common sense. Poetic? Are you kidding? A bunch of 'thieves' sitting around a fire saying f--- the government, f--- Italy, etc. etc. I've seen quite a few Italian movies and this one is at the bottom of my list. Best Italian movie I've seen recently was "Ex" at an Italian Film Festival - Superb. This one doesn't come close.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful:
Fall In Love With The Orange Thief
Not since Cinema Pardiso have I loved Italian Cinema SO much. Growing up watching movies like Divorce and Marriage Italian Style, you cannot help but fall in love with Italian filmes. Ironically, this is an Italian Film written by Americans and their love of Italian Cinema is present in every shot and line. I came across this film by "accident" while searching Amazon for new Italian films that I might have missed like The Wedding Director. And, with the latest Giuseppe Tornatore Baaria a HUGE disappointment, perhaps Giuseppe Tornatore should take note of The Orange Thief. This film has love, heart, song, and romance in ways that we picture Italian cinema to be. This film a such a treasure and I am deeply sorry that I never got a chance to experience it in a theater. Do yourself a favor... fall in love with this movie.... it is a film that you won't soon forget.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:
A real treat a' la Stefano Benigni - Hilarious
A delightfully crazy & wacky story in the genre of Roberto Benigni!Off the wall.For those unfamiliar with Roberto Benigni's humor (Jonny Stecchino,Down by Law, Life is Beautiful etc.) think of wacky or films of Woody Allen. Wonderful scenes of the beautiful countryside of western Sicily. it's a trip you won't want to miss!
1 out of 4 people found this review helpful:
The film guys are the thieves
Aside from the tolerable folk music and occasional pretty scenery, I see nothing to praise. This is not allegory, not poetry, not even good fantasy. A bunch of amateurs pretending to be film-makers. They don't even seem to recognize the difference between an orange and an olive tree. Save your money. This is a waste and a big mess. The film-akers are the real thieves.
