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Tetro

2009

Francis Ford Coppola

Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdú, Klaus Maria Brandauer ...

5.7

3,690

Drama Fresh faced and naive, 17-year-old Bennie arrives in Buenos Aires to search for his older brother who has been missing for more than a decade. The family had emigrated from Italy to Argentina, but with the great musical success of their father Carlo, an acclaimed symphony conductor, the family moved from Argentina to New York. When Bennie finds his brother, the volatile and melancholy poet Tetro, he is not at all what he expected. In ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The film is boldly operatic (...) The emotions are theatrical, not realistic. (...) Here is a film that, for all of its plot, depends on characters in service of their emotional turmoil. It feels good to see Coppola back in form. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)."	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"A visually lush cinematic fugue (...) Resolutely nonrealistic — or, rather, nongeneric Hollywood — the audio adds greatly to the movie’s unreality, to the sense that we’re watching (experiencing) someone else’s dream or nightmare. (...) [Coppola] has set off on a new adventure that requires more from his audiences than some might be willing to give. Which is itself a sign of vigorous artistic renewal."	POS

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