Moi & toi

Original title: Io e te

2012
1h 43m

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6.5/10

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An introverted teenager tells his parents he is going on a ski trip, but instead spends his time alone in a basement.An introverted teenager tells his parents he is going on a ski trip, but instead spends his time alone in a basement.An introverted teenager tells his parents he is going on a ski trip, but instead spends his time alone in a basement.

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Awards
- 8 wins & 13 nominations total

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Kirpianuscus

Bertolucci

his mark defines each scene. but different by your expectations. because it has the virtue to be more than a version of others films by him. because it is not exactly a manifesto or example of fall of rules, or demonstration of sensuality. in a special sense, it is a poem. about solitude, about words, about evolution of a meet and about the reflection of the other in yourself. a boy, a girl and a basement. confessions , memories and a link who is defined by different changes. and a form of tenderness who escapes from ordinaries definitions. because nothing provocative or strange or eccentric is present. so, a special film. or, maybe, a different Bertolucci.

8Pairic

Bertolucci's Swansong.

Me and You (Io et Te): Bertolucci's last film, while it may seem insubstantial the touch of a master is still there. Most of the action occurs in a basement - an introverted 14 year old, Lorenzo (Jacopo Olmo Antinori) , pretends to go on a school ski trip but hides in his apartment building's cellar. Then his 25 year old half-sister Olivia (Tea Falco) arrives, having nowhere to stay, she doesn't get on with her stepmother. They hang out together in a storeroom containing the contents of the apartment's previous owner, a Russian Countess.Problems pile up as Olivia is a heroin addict trying to go cold turkey. A touching film which offers hop for the futures of both of the protagonists ( great performances by Falco and Antinori) but certain threats remain. Directed and Co-Written by Bernardo Bertolucci. 8/10.

6MarcoParzivalRocha

Let's take a trip to the basement

Lorenzo, a 14 year old boy, pretends to embark on a school trip to a ski resort and takes refuge in the basement of his building. When his step sister suddenly appears, the experience of both will become unforgettable.

The last feature film by Bernardo Bertolucci, the director who gave us The Last Emperor and The Last Tango in Paris.

It's essentially a film about the social pressure that teens are facing nowadays, and how they deal with this problem (Bertolucci was already 73 years old, the topic was a bit risky for him), and the final result is an ok film, but far from being memorable.

The story lacks on the characters background, but it does have what it takes to keep it from being tedious, thanks to the performances of Jacopo Antinori and Tea Falco.

The fact that only scratchs the surface of the issues and problems of the characters makes it difficult to connect with them.

aplustardcrocodile

From before the revolution to after the revolution

It could have been a sort of explosive mix between Last Tango in Paris (seclusion) and la Luna (incest, drug-dependence, difficult teenager). A teenager and his older half-sister secluded in a basement for a week get to know each other for the first time. But Olivia's too busy going cold turkey with heroin and Lorenzo lacks audacity. He also suffers from narcissism, so he's not particularly inclined to let go and explore. So no sex, no kinkiness, no demolition of bourgeois values, no anarchy of bodies and minds. All this adds to the realism of the movie, but leaves you a bit disappointed if you expect a Bertolucci-like cinematic experience. I honestly expected to be shocked and disturbed one more time, with style and good taste of course. Instead, the result is quite bland. Certainly, it has its good moments and shots, but the acting leaves much to be desired and the atmosphere is somewhat post-revolutionary.

8engyroz

Change is hard

I bit late to the party, but Bertoluccis latest(last) effort is a fine one indeed. This movie is a celebration to human relationships, and the potential in them for change. Why face the immediate hardships of life when you can be an angry spectator. Why have human relationships when they can hurt you. Why open up, when there is pain and suffering. Why need others when alone you are in control. This film tells you why.

This odd coming of age film set in an cellar describes the process of a relationship where in the end you feel like change is possible. This is a beautiful feeling indeed. And I thank Bertolucci for this.

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Director Bernardo Bertolucci's first Italian-language film in 23 years.

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Olivia: [Olivia trying different hats on Lorenzo, left by Countess Nunziante in storage] Let me see this one. You know, I was doing photography a while ago. And video art. I even had some exhibitions. I won an important award when I was 18. It's true. I went to Los Angeles.
Lorenzo: Yeah, right.
Olivia: I did. But then I got messed up with dope and I stopped. The pictured that you saw are part of a series called 'I am the Wall'.
Lorenzo: What wall?
Olivia: It's a metaphor. Basically it's me becoming that wall, and entering the wallpaper, the plaster.
Lorenzo: Like a lizard.
Olivia: No, not like a lizard. In fact, I wanted to dematerialise. Me and you, if we didn't have our own point of view, we'd be the same, right? Without a point of view, we'd stop fighting each other, and accept reality for what it is, without judging it. Like... do you know Buddhism?
Lorenzo: But your not a Buddhist.
Olivia: Aren't I?
Lorenzo: No, you're always angry.
Olivia: It's not easy being a Buddhist. Besides, it's drugs that made me nasty. Before, I could pass through walls.
Lorenzo: Yeah, right.
Olivia: It's true. Do you like this dress?
Lorenzo: It's beautiful.
Olivia: Do you want me to put on a different one? Countess Nunziante was my size.
Lorenzo: All right.
Olivia: Ok.