Happy as Lazzaro

2018 ‘Lazzaro felice’ Directed by Alice Rohrwacher

Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise’s son will change his world.

Adriano Tardiolo Agnese Graziani Luca Chikovani Alba Rohrwacher Sergi López Tommaso Ragno Natalino Balasso Nicoletta Braschi Carlo Massimino Daria Pascal Attolini Maddalena Baiocco Giulia Caccavello Annunziata Capretto Davide Denci Alessandro Genovesi Edoardo Montalto Leonardo Nigro Gala Othero Winter Iris Pulvano Ettore Scarpa Pasqualina Scuncia Carlo Tarmati Pascal Tréguy

Alternative Titles

Щастливият Лазаро, Heureux comme Lazzaro, 행복한 라짜로, Lykkelige Lazzaro

drama

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Popular reviews

Review by IHE 12

Weirdest Marvel Superhero origin yet.
Review by Dilara

"The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope." -Alice Rohrwacher
Review by brat pitt ★★★½ 3

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!!!!!!!
Review by iana ★★★★½ 1

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.
Review by Sean Baker 6

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)
Review by Aaron Michael ★★★★ 1

Full review on Lazzaro Felice here.
Alice Rohrwacher is the real deal. This movie has it all and more. A profoundly moving, deeply inhabited film that soars as a portrayal of inequality and exploitation, friendship and selflessness. Lazzaro, as a character, is so impressively, unrelentling unselfish that he is essentially unfit for the world he lives in. Rohrwacher’s use of magical realism allows her to extend the “metaphor” that is Lazzaro beyond just the time he is born into, broadening - ever so lightly - the scope of this story.
I was particularly struck by the distinct change in visual style and aesthetic between the first and second hour. It helps deepen the story, serving as a showcase for Rohrwacher’s…

Recent reviews

Review by AngelChazelle2 ★★★★½

El día de hoy acabo de ver Happy As Lazzaro en Netflix, dirigida por Alice Rohrwacher.
Como se imaginarán por el título es un filme Italiano, que ganó Mejor guion en Cannes en el 2018.
Antes de verla llevaba ya tiempo en “Mi lista” de Netflix y créanme que me arrepiento de no haber visto esta película recién me enteré de su existencia.
La síntesis es un chico llamado Lazzaro que vive en Inviolata un pueblo a las afueras de la cuidad en la que su forma de sacar dinero es trabajando para una mujer que produce cigarros. Lo particular de la película es nuestro protagonista por su forma de ser tan buena y noble.
Mi opinión del largometraje es…
Review by AngelChazelle ★★★★½

Today I just saw Happy As Lazzaro on Netflix, directed by Alice Rohrwacher. As you can imagine by the title is an Italian film, which won Best Screenplay in Cannes in 2018. The synthesis is a boy named Lazzaro who lives in Inviolata a town on the outskirts of the caretaker in which his way of taking money is to work for a woman who produces cigars. The particular thing about the movie is our protagonist because of his way of being so good and noble.
My opinion of the film is the following, what most attracts the attention of the film is its main character Lazzaro that it is very easy to feel compassion for the protagonist since as…
Review by Javier ★★★★½

I’m so glad I got to watch this. This i what a movie should be like.
I really should watch more italian films.
Review by monica lee ★★★

lazarrrro!! ♪♪♪
Review by andru ★★★★★

i think i just found a new favorite movie???????????????????
Review by Hatim Jaffal ★★★★ 2

We live in a world that perceives honesty as a sign of weakness. We keep lying to ourselves and pretending to be happy, when happiness is, in fact, found within.
I loved the use of magical realism and symbolism in this film. Lazzaro is what everyone should aspire to become, but that’s not easy to achieve, especially in a world of capitalism that has us chasing after material things and forgetting to love each other.
8.5/10
Review by Loretin ★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

La moraleja es: No te pases de pendejo porque te matamos. 🤣
Review by Nicholas Morton ★★★★½

“Happy as Lazzaro”, an Italian film that is truly delightful and disheartening at the same time. Well worth your time, and that’s all I’ll say.
Review by Dan Smith

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