I Fidanzati (1963)
Ermanno Olmi's masterful feature is the tender story of two Milanese fiancés whose strained relationship is tested when the man accepts a new job in Sicily. With the separation come loneliness, nostalgia, and, perhaps, some new perspectives that might rejuvenate their love. Olmi's deep humanism charges this moving depiction of ordinary men and women, and the pitfalls of the human heart. (The Criterion Collection)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Ermanno Olmi
Written By: Ermanno Olmi
Starring: Carlo Cabrini, Anna Canzi
AKA: The Fiances
Country: Italy
Where to Stream
Loading...
I Fidanzati belongs to 28 collections
1. Criterion Collection (collaborative: moderated by caffe - 167 stars)
2. Features under 91 minutes (collaborative: moderated by epiphany - 56 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
4. Best of criticker: Drama (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 18 stars)
5. The Obscure, the Forgotten, and the Unloved (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 15 stars)
6. Doubling The Canon (collaborative - 13 stars)
7. Black and White Photography (collaborative: moderated by JooJoo - 6 stars)
8. Best of criticker: Romance (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 6 stars)
9. Neorealism (collaborative - 5 stars)
10. Doubling The Canon (2010 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 5 stars)
11. Films referenced in Histoire(s) du cinéma (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 5 stars)
12. Average Percentile >70 (collaborative: moderated by peyrin - 4 stars)
13. Djross great movies (public: djross - 4 stars)
14. Djross film as art (public: djross - 3 stars)
15. Djross landmarks of cinema (public: djross - 2 stars)
16. Cannes 1963 Official Selection (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)
17. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
18. Doubling the Canon (2012 update) (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 1 star)
19. Italian director (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
20. gork movies to get (public: gork - 1 star)
21. Sicily (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny)
22. My Top 100 (collaborative: moderated by MartinTeller)
23. Djross 1963 top ten (public: djross)
24. Filmspotting Ratings Project: Week 20 (public: PeaceAnarchy)
25. HDD 151029 (public: caffe)
26. 3: High Priority (Not in English) (public: KasperL)
27. Djross Italian feature films I've seen (public: djross)
28. Forrest Watch List (public: ForrestQ)
Browse the full list of collections
| Stars | User | Rating | |
| 3 |  |
MartinTeller | 95 98th |
|
One of the most romantic movies I've ever seen. Full of yearning and reverie, beautiful music and images. Olmi's editing is masterfully unique, cutting in flashbacks while the sounds of the present continue. The sense of longing and disconnection is palpable. In one scene, Giovanni's co-workers are playing tricks on him in the night. Giovanni tries to join in the fun, but is thwarted by circumstance. That heartbreaking feeling of isolation is present throughout the film. A real treat.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
djross | 86 96th |
|
Portrait of a world in profound (industrial) transformation, by a filmmaker who understands, perhaps better than any other, that IF cinema is the art form that best captures the sense that there IS the extraordinary but that it is IN the ordinary, this is because the problem of editing involves a relationship not just between past and present but future as well. The question of materiality, in other words, implies that of temporality in all its dimensions. Superb opening and many great moments.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Alex Watkins | 5 91st |
|
Overflowing with unspoken emotions and a deep sense of yearning and loss. The extensive flashbacks - implemented at the drop of a hat - lend the film a somewhat surreal quality, and provide a linear emotional arc that is at once able to establish the past history of the relationship while moving it forward. Beautifully shot and wonderfully romantic in an understated manner.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Nathan S | 3 45th |
|
Very admirable presentation, with great framing and an intriguing style of editing. However, it's not overtly stylized and in fact comes across as quite minimalistic. Unfortunately, I wasn't very moved by the romance nor interested in the director's immense focus on minutiae. It doesn't help that the lead is dead weight.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
JohnSandwich | 100 99th |
|
Dazzling style, co-sign on FitFortDanga's excellent mini-review. I think Wong Kar-wai has seen this film. Edit: Actually, I think this is perfect for what it is, and deserves a 100.
|
|||
| Average Percentile 72.32% from 226 Ratings |  |