Underplayed Gems

To Fly! (1997)

To Fly! poster
Original title
Volare!
Directed by
Vittorio De Sisti
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A boy in 1950s southern Italy copes with a hard life by dreaming of becoming a pilot and by singing. When life gets worse, he stops singing and ends up in a mental hospital.

poignantnostalgicbittersweetwistfulhopefultendergentlequietly sad

What happens

Volare! è un film del 1997 diretto da Vittorio De Sisti. Gegè Labate, un bambino provato dalla vita, vive in un piccolo paese dell'Italia meridionale negli anni cinquanta del '900. Il bambino reagisce alle difficoltà della vita con il ricorso ai suoi sogni (vorrebbe diventare un pilota) e con il canto. Quando, ad esempio, sua madre lo chiude per punizione in uno stanzino, Gegè cerca di superare l’angoscia cantando "Volare!", la famosa canzone di Domenico Modugno. Anni dopo, rinchiuso in un manicomio dopo la morte del padre, dichiarerà ai medici di essere guarito poiché non canta più. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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