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Dear Diary

Caro diario

1993

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti, Renato Carpentieri, Antonio Neiwiller, Jennifer Beals ...

6.9

9,900

Comedy Film divided into three episodes, which reflects the life and opinions of Nanni Moretti. In "On my Vespa" is an approach to daily life in Rome during the month of August; in "Islands" he visits Gerardo, a friend who has been living in Lipari for eleven years; together they travel through other islands such as Salina, Stromboli, Panarea and Alicudi. In "Doctors" the director films his own chemotherapy and his journey through hospitals ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"I enjoyed the time I spent with Moretti, much as I might enjoy sitting next to an interesting stranger on an airplane, and hearing about his life (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"Caro Diario (Dear Diary) makes it clear why philosopher-filmmaker Nanni Moretti is often called the Woody Allen of Italy (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"With a seductive rhythm, the film alternates between wry encounters and lovely restful interludes, the latter presented so soothingly that they create a contemplative mood"	POS
United States	Richard Brody The New Yorker	"A masterwork by a modern movie man, for whom images have effaced the boundary between life and art"	POS

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