Napoli velata

... or a portrait. portrait of Naples. using pieces from Fellini and the love as axis. a film about a world. honest, touching, labyrinth - like. usefull. for the sentimental geography. for the story like arena. for cultural references. maybe, for courage. and for seductive beauty.

"Ferzan Özpetek's cinema" is getting worse. This is the best movie you can watch in theaters. If you are a conservative person,You may be disturbed by erotic scenes. I wasn't. :)

Acting: 7 /Story: 6 /Production values: 5 /Suspence - Thriller level: 5 /Action: 0 /Mystery - unknown: 8 /Romance level: 7 /Film noir ~ neo-noir density: 4 /Comedy elements: 0 /Overall: 6

One recommendation I'll start off with is watching this movie in the native Italian language with subtitles, because in my opinion, it just provides a much better movie experience. With that being said, there are some pretty disturbing scenes in this movie and I don't mind because I find comfort in being disturbed if you have thin skin be prepared. Overall this Director did a fairly good job with the poetic storytelling and the cinematic shots that helped tell that story. My final recommendation is this film deserves to thumbs up for its originality and creativity. This is a film that I would recommend to many people. This is a film that I would recommend to many people.

A mystery play set in the Naples with unmistakably European flavor, if you've watched Italian giallo it's hard not to see gentle nods to that direction. The plot mystery and hints at side plots however don't get exhausted can feel frustrating for more straight forward Hollywood oriented storytelling perhaps. Some audience might not get that. In here every shown picture and each piece of mystery isn't used and explained and they're not really ment to satisfy curiosity - but rather add to it. Veil it, instead of unveiling, if you please.