1900 (1976)
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Genres: Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
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Release Date: 4 November 1977 (USA)
Country: Italy | France | West Germany
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Synopsis
Set in Italy, the film follows the lives and interactions of two boys/men, one born a bastard of peasant stock (Depardieu), the other born to a land owner (de Niro). The drama spans from 1900 to about 1945, and focuses mainly on the rise of Fascism and the peasants' eventual reaction by supporting Communism, and how these events shape the destinies of the two main characters.
Review
"1900" follows the lives of two friends (although sometimes they seem
more
like enemies!) born on the same day in a beautiful part of Italy. Olmo is
born a bastard to peasant farmers and Alfredo is the son of a wealthy
businessman. We watch their lives unfold with vivid cinematography and
lush
visuals of the exceptionally beautiful countryside. The movie jumps
forward,
to the end of World War 1, and Olmo returns home after fighting. And
essentially the film follows the exploits of the two protagonists as they
deal with love, friendship, money, death and the evils of
war.
The film unfolds like a finely crafted book, taking its time to tell its
story.
Unfortunately, the version that I watched was horrendously dubbed. It was
so
bad my brother couldn't continue watching. I tried to look past this
major
fault, as I started to love the film's story and visuals, and it does get
better, but I'd be extremely disappointed to find out a subtitled version
doesn't exist. And to make matters worse, it was also a Pan & Scan
version.
This doesn't bother me too much if I'm watching, say 'Mrs. Doubtfire',
but
"1900" is definitely a wide-screen movie. Some scenes were practically
ruined as characters are framed to the extreme right or left. For
example,
at the beginning where Olmo lays on the train line, I couldn't see him in
the wide shot! I couldn't see what was going on. Terrible! And the
version I
watched came in at about 4 hours and 35 minutes. So it was a cut version,
and this is blindingly obvious. The cuts are dreadful. This has to be
some
of the worst editing I have ever seen in my whole movie viewing life.
But for all these problems (easily solvable problems that have nothing to
do
with the movie itself (unless the dub is the original)) I fell in love
with
this movie. I didn't really notice the hours passing by; the story and
the
characters suck you into their world, and don't let go until the final
credits roll. And even then they are stuck in your head, along with the
more
memorable scenes. I couldn't help but be reminded of my own childhood,
even
when the scenes had no context to my memories. For instance, the simple
setting of workers ploughing a field bought back memories of playing in a
big dirt mound in our backyard as a child, or beautifully lit scenes at
sunset; I could almost feel the warmth. These memories made me feel
really
good, and whether it was intended or not to remind the audience of their
childhoods, the film certainly had this wondrous effect on
me.
I was quite shocked with some of the scenes in this film, especially the
rape scene. While there is no sex shown at all (at least in this
version),
the crying eyes say more than any words or images could. You should be
warned this film has some pretty graphic violence and contains a few
explicit sex scenes. But the sex scenes are refreshingly realistic, as
opposed to Hollywood's fraudulent version of sex.
The acting is, for the most part, admirably handled. Robert De Niro is
convincing as the rich son with a poor peasant as his best friend. This
role
could have descended into cliché, but De Niro steers it clear of any such
event. Towards the end of the film De Niro's performance is terrific.
It's
remarkable that in the same year that this was made, De Niro played a
certain Travis Bickle in the seminal 'Taxi Driver.' 1976 was certainly De
Niro's year! Gerard Depardieu is wonderful as Olmo. I have never seen a
movie of Depardieu's where he was young, and I must say he was very
handsome
in his day! His performance elicits emotion without settling for
sentimentality. The supporting cast do a good job. Burt Lancaster is both
charming and divine, yet in one scene I was quite uncomfortable as to
where
it was going to lead. But he portrays this without the cliché of a
`dirty-old-man' but rather a lonely man who may not remember where the
line
of decency may now lie. Donald Sutherland is disgusting beyond
description.
No, not his acting, but the character he plays. I haven't seen too many
of
Sutherland's films (unfortunately, off the top of my head I can only
recall
'Fallen') but I'm keen to see more of his work, as his acting here is top
notch. And the hunchback (sorry, can't remember his name) is delightfully
endearing. Only some small characters have questionable acting talents,
but
in a film with so many bit parts this may well be expected.
The word 'epic' seems to imply greatly to this film. While the scope and
size of the film is epic, the film relies heavily on the lives of the
main
protagonists. In a way this is an intimate epic, if such a thing could
exist.
This is an excellent film that is highly recommended for people
interested
in Italian history, the landscape of Italy and beautifully crafted films.
This particular version is recommended to people interested in gaining
evidence that Pan & Scan is the work of Satan and that dubbing should be
a
sin.
If you enjoyed the films `Schindler's List' and `La Vita é Bella', then
I'm
sure you'll get something out of this film.
You shouldn't be turned off by the long running time of this film, you
get
so engrossed with the story the time just flies by. This is certainly an
under-rated classic, treated poorly by some versions.
10/10 If in wide-screen, un-cut and subtitled.
9/10 If Pan & Scan, cut and dubbed.
But as I have to give one overall score, I'd have to say
10/10.
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