Review by mcongedi

What a find was this film! Set in Torino's Mole Antonelliana (the museum of cinema in that city), this is a picaresque and very charming love story with lots of cinematic references for film aficionados to soak up. The most obvious dedication is to the inimitable Buster Keaton, the main actor (Giorgio Pasotti) is as deadpan and silent as Buster was. But there are also loving references to the film-makers from Torino's silent cinema hey-day, the early 1910s, when Torino lead the world in cinema quality. Scenes from the silent film "Fuoco" by Italy's master silent film director Giovanni Pastrone are used throughout the film.

Silent film techniques are used from time to time in the film in this charming, funny, entertaining and ultimately warm love story that doubles as a tribute to the cinema pioneers of the silent era.

It is a master work from Director/Writer Davide Ferrario and one that deserves accolades.