Corpo Celeste

Corpo Celeste (2012)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 40% want to see it
    (95 ratings)

Having recently returned to her native Italy after living in Switzerland for 10 years, quiet but curious 13-year-old Marta is left to her own devices while her loving but worn-out mother toils away at an industrial bakery. Marta's only source of socialization is the local church, where she is told… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Alice Rohrwacher
Written By
Alice Rohrwacher
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Art House & International, Special Interest
In Theaters
Jun 8, 2012 Limited
On DVD
Nov 6, 2012
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Critic Reviews

  • Philip French, Observer [UK]

    There are moments that suggest the director might do something better next time.

  • Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

    An accomplished debut.

  • Nigel Andrews, Financial Times

    Neither lights a fuse to our brains or hearts.

  • Cath Clarke, Time Out

    Vianello gives a lovely, unforced performance as Marta, who begins to see that the blue-eyed, open-armed fuzzy Jesus she's being sold is a fake.

  • David Parkinson, Empire Magazine

    Quietly compelling, the cerebral slice of social realism is well worth hunting down.

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