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Giovanna Mezzogiorno,
Giovanna Mezzogiorno,
Alessio Boni,
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Cristina Comencini,
Cristina Comencini
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: Lionsgate
: Drama, Foreign, Italy, Dysfunctional Families
: 120 min.
: English
: English, Spanish
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Dark shadows from a woman's past come back to haunt her in this drama from writer and director Cristina Comencini. Sabina (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) would seem to have a charmed life -- she has a successful career as a voice actress, a loving and supportive relationship with her boyfriend, Franco (Alessio Boni), and a pair of close friends she can confide in, Maria (Angela Finocchiaro) and Emilia (Stefania Rocca). But Sabina's contented existence is shattered when she inadvertently dredges up a long-dormant memory of how during her childhood she was sexually abused by her father. Confused and ashamed, Sabina finds it impossible to talk about her memories with Franco and her friends, but the terrible images refuse to go away. Seeking closure, Sabina travels to the United States to talk to the one person who may have a true insight to her problems, her brother, Daniele (Luigi Lo Cascio). Originally released in Italy as La Bestia nel Cuore, Don't Tell premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| A Little Late, Perhaps, but Passable
by talltale
August 19, 2006 - 7:43 AM PDT
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Sometimes Italian movies successful in their home country seem to have discovered subject matter five to ten years after moviemakers here in the U.S. have nearly exhausted the material. "Ignorant Fairies" (called "His Secret Life" on these shores), about a woman who discovers her husband's gay identity, is a case in point. Now comes DON'T TELL ("The Beast in the Heart") as another example. The hidden subject here is not closeted homosexuality, and though it becomes obvious early on, the movie may still hold your interest throughout.
This is due to the manner in which the heroine begins to learn and then comes to terms with the information she has clearly been repressing--and the reactions of other family members to the situation. The subsidiary characters and their work locale are interesting and fun, the photography (Fabio Cianchetti) is lovely, but the (co)writing and direction (by Cristina Comencini, from her novel) are barely adequate. It's the acting, more than anything else, that buoys the film: Giovanna Mezzogiorno ("Facing Windows") Alessio Boni and Luigi Lo Cascio (the brothers in "The Best of Youth") and Stefania Rocca ("Casomai" and Argento's "The Card Player") and Angela Finnochiaro contribute much in making "Don't Tell" worth a watch. |
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