Weirdest Marvel Superhero origin yet.

when i say all men are trash i don’t mean lazzaro

lazzaro is described as a man with an “honest face”. his eyes are coloured by an innocence and naivite that’s rare because we can’t afford to be innocent. so when the first tear falls, your cheeks feel damp too – not even lazzaro can get by on kindness alone. under capitalism, selflessness is perceived as a threat. there is no place for honest faces here.

we got julia ducournau and coralline fargeat resurrecting the new french extremity movement, and now alice rohrwacher breathing new life into italian neorealism! while the sub-genre’s  post-war predecessors such as The Bicycle Thieves and Umberto D. kept their tones somber and grounded, Happy as Lazzaro is more playful, incorporating magical elements without sacrificing the naturalism of the performances. 

i admit that italian neorealism has never been my cup o’espresso, but it’s hard to resist the warmth radiating from both hélène louvart’s sepia-toned super-16 cinematography and the awww-inducingly sweet Lazzaro — even as the fable warps from humble pastoral to urban fantasy. 

also, it’s now streaming on netflix!! just letting y’all know since they sure aren’t advertising it!!!!!!!

Finally gave Alice Rohrwacher’s Happy as Lazzaro a proper watch on Netflix. (Wish I was able to see on the big screen because Hélène Louvart’s Super 16 is lush) And it’s one of my faves of the year. What a fantastic follow-up to The Wonders.

Arriflex 416, Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses
Laboratory - Augustus Color, Roma, Italy
Super 16 mm (Kodak Vision3 250D 7207, Vision3 500T 7219)

What is the role of a saint in a world that has turned its back on God in favor of capitalism? 

Surreal and funny and aching, the movie makes a potent political point while conjuring a modern day myth out of faces, objects and gestures.

Currently streaming on Netflix. Go and fall under this movie’s spell.

lazzaro is the human embodiment of this emoji 🥺🥺🥺

AFI 2018: film #10

“he’ll follow us, you’ll see”

such a cute character, but otherwise, it wasn’t for me. too much and too little going on simultaneously

I love: 
- White sunlight with blackened edges 
- Flip phones that only work when you extend the antenna
- Howling until time stands still
- Rocks that feel as foreign but look as beautiful as the moon
- Profiteroles with chocolate and fresh cream
- Dreams that come alive
- The smell of a good man

lazzarro looks like he was pulled straight out of a baroque painting, and I'm in love

satisfatoriamente e surpreendentemente bom. muito bem feito em todos os sentidos e muito sensível! bom pra assistir com tempo e bom humor porque é mais paradinho mas vale a pena

La inocencia de lxs protagonistas en el cine de Alice Rohrwacher es como el aire, pero un aire especial, se inspira, se exhala y se puede volver a inspirar porque tiene un oxígeno inagotable.
Una fábula sobre el capitalismo que es mucho mejor si antes se vió Corpo Celeste y Le Meraviglie.

A very interesting and thought-provoking portrayal of inequality, exploitation, and selfishness across time.

lazzaro needs to read the communist manifesto!

Bu filmin başrolünde “iyi” kavramı oynuyor. Son zamanlarda izlediğim en büyüleyici filmlerden biri. Sömürü, çaresiz bir kavramın gözüyle anlatılıyor bize. “İyi”nin gözüyle.

Filmle ilgili önemli olduğunu düşündüğüm bir noktayı da yazayım; bilmeyenler için izlemeden önce hıristiyanlıktaki Lazarus hikayesini okuyun derim. Zira filmdeki Lazzaro, isimden de anlaşılacağı üzere Lazarus’tan esinlenme.

Pippo stealing the mirror and spitting on the cake is my spirit animal.

Una fiaba stupenda, che mette in scena un personaggio puro, ma che nel nostro mondo non può sopravvivere o essere accettato e oltre a questo mette a confronto due mondi, un mondo contadino governato sostanzialmente dalla schiavitù e un altro, che è quello moderno, che tutti conosciamo, ma la cui differenza col primo non è poi così grande, il degrado presente in uno è poi lo stesso presente anche nell'altro. E anche il nostro Lazzaro nel suo essere sempre al servizio degli altri e col costante sorriso, non riesce a trovare un posto né nelle campagne, né nella moderna città.

I think I had a dream like this once.

Yo creo que "Lazzaro felice" es el mejor titulo que pudieron darle. Fuera de dos cosas que siento que estuvieron medio mal que sería mostrar más el pasaje de tiempo y la ubicación del tiempo con tecnología o con otras cosas y que se use más la simbologia del lobo la verdad que es una película muy buena, con fotografía y actuaciones muy buenas en especial la de Lazzaro que con poco movimiento facial es el personaje con más sentimientos. La verdad muy buena

También tengo un gusto culposo de películas donde el bueno termina quebrándose