Gelsomina (or Gelso as her family calls her) acts as the central figure, at a crucial stage in her own identity-formation, where she is torn between her duty and love towards her father and determining her own desires and aspirations. Despite Gelso being the focus, I am loathe to describe The Wonders, as others have done, as a simple coming-of-age tale. It is told with an originality, delicacy and precision that defies such cliché. Jess Ellicott reviews Alice Rohrwachers masterful THE WONDERS from Filmfest München.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 03:46:09 +0000
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