I really liked this movie, not so much for the actors' performances, but for the strong role the city has in it.
Venice is a strange city, strangled by its needs to survive in this modern world and its deep traditions and history.
The movie shows this dilemma with a strong metaphor: the two brothers embody the two souls of this city, the old one based on traditional activities like fishing and the new one based on tourism.
The two souls conflict in real life as well as in the fictional story.
Today Venice is a city that only shows its modern face to the visitors: the monuments, the palaces, the rich hotels, the canals, the gondole, the taxi boat, the fake Murano glasses, the poor food, the overpriced coffee... But guys it's a real (dying) city and can offer a lot more: the sad lagoon landscape, the old ruined houses, the traditional food (the "moecca" is a sort of crab that has a main role in the movie), the people that really live there as a unique example of a community completely living on the water.
If you planned to be in Venice at some point or if you already visited it in the past, watch this movie and you'll discover the tragedy of a conflict that goes on stage every day in this beautiful city.
You'll love the movie and the city too, even more than you probably love it today.
Venice is a strange city, strangled by its needs to survive in this modern world and its deep traditions and history.
The movie shows this dilemma with a strong metaphor: the two brothers embody the two souls of this city, the old one based on traditional activities like fishing and the new one based on tourism.
The two souls conflict in real life as well as in the fictional story.
Today Venice is a city that only shows its modern face to the visitors: the monuments, the palaces, the rich hotels, the canals, the gondole, the taxi boat, the fake Murano glasses, the poor food, the overpriced coffee... But guys it's a real (dying) city and can offer a lot more: the sad lagoon landscape, the old ruined houses, the traditional food (the "moecca" is a sort of crab that has a main role in the movie), the people that really live there as a unique example of a community completely living on the water.
If you planned to be in Venice at some point or if you already visited it in the past, watch this movie and you'll discover the tragedy of a conflict that goes on stage every day in this beautiful city.
You'll love the movie and the city too, even more than you probably love it today.
