The Italian (2005)
In his feature directorial debut, director Andrei Kravchuk addresses with intelligence and poignancy the urgent issue of illegal adoption in Russia, which has become a well-documented international crisis. The Italian is based on the true story of a small Russian boy abandoned in an orphanage who goes in search of his birth mother. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Genres: Drama, Family/Kids
AKA: Italyanets
Country: Russia
Directed By: Andrey Kravchuk
Written By: Andrei Romanov
Starring: Kolya Spiridonov, Denis Moiseenko, Sasha Sirotkin, Andrei Yelizarov, Vladimir Shipov, Polina Vorobieva, Olga Shuvalova, Dima Zemlyanko
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The Italian belongs to 5 collections
1. Children in lead role (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 7 stars)
2. Positive Psychology Films (public: moderated by FilmStar** - 5 stars)
3. Adoption (public: moderated by mpowell - 1 star)
4. Metacritic - Generally Favorable Reviews (public: moderated by sengir)
5. Coheed's Celluloid Pit (private: Coheed - 1 star)
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| Oct 09, 2020 |  |
meryemcik | 76 39% |
| May 20, 2020 | filmcricket | 71 76% |
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| May 12, 2020 |  |
Sayyadî | 76 69% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | flipperrbm | 4 37% |
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| Apr 20, 2020 | jlafount | 60 76% |
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| Mar 30, 2020 | Pleveen | 93 48% |
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| May 03, 2019 | Hennimore | 70 55% |
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| Aug 07, 2018 | filmbantha | 60 31% |
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| May 18, 2018 |  |
EmeraldGuard | 90 84% |
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Best film I've seen in quite a while. Directed by Andrey Kravchuk, who went on to do (the equally great but very different) "Admiral". Handsomely shot and impressively acted, especially by six-year old Vanya (Kolya Spiridonov). It's sometimes difficult to watch, depicting the harsh life of boys in an orphanage, but ultimately has a great life-affirming theme advocating motherhood. Definitely not a Hollywood production.
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| Jun 21, 2017 | AHP | 70 34% |
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| May 15, 2017 | DrWade42 | 73 37% |
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| Jan 22, 2017 | davma | 60 43% |
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| Nov 04, 2016 |  |
sacmersault | 78 75% |
| Jul 11, 2016 |  |
BadCosmonaut | 4 42% |
| Mar 22, 2016 |  |
laika | 65 34% |
| Mar 16, 2016 | arno74mm | 70 76% |
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| Mar 12, 2016 |  |
luc | 60 30% |
| Jan 07, 2016 |  |
MUBIvotes | 37 67% |
| Dec 15, 2015 |  |
robot2xl | 73 48% |
| Sep 27, 2015 | SnoopyStyle | 70 70% |
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| Aug 11, 2015 |  |
hakkanarejo | 0 2% |
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Not Interested.
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| Apr 24, 2015 | si-sak | 80 90% |
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| Aug 03, 2014 |  |
jackinthebox | 50 22% |
| Jul 01, 2014 | Nepeta | 60 28% |
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| Jun 08, 2014 |  |
chiefcuster | 60 57% |
| Apr 21, 2014 |  |
SickForay | 75 66% |
| Apr 21, 2014 | thekcc | 74 86% |
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| Jan 14, 2014 |  |
kxlly | 96 98% |
| Jan 01, 2014 | Air23 | 76 22% |
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| Nov 14, 2013 |  |
Adam P-D | 70 84% |
| Mar 03, 2013 |  |
travelin_man | 80 54% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | Stopper | 65 45% |
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| Jan 09, 2013 |  |
avgcrtckr | 64 76% |
| Jan 09, 2013 |  |
filmaffinity | 74 92% |
| Jan 08, 2013 | jrpaulson | 80 72% |
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| Nov 30, 2012 | danastevens | 80 80% |
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The Italian is an aesthetic gem, but a moral muddle.
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| Sep 27, 2012 |  |
RetinaScan | 50 14% |
| Jul 17, 2012 | JEMN | 70 59% |
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| Jun 23, 2012 | sbirko | 70 58% |
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| May 14, 2012 | Rohrkrepiere | 100 50% |
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| May 05, 2012 | Paddy | 80 89% |
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| Mar 29, 2012 | TnS | 60 32% |
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| Feb 09, 2012 | nicson | 60 45% |
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| Oct 18, 2011 |  |
feelgoodguy | 85 90% |
| Aug 08, 2011 |  |
Meta Critic | 74 82% |
| Apr 17, 2011 | DePalma | 83 93% |
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| Mar 25, 2011 | NRM01 | 59 54% |
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| Feb 07, 2011 |  |
jormungand | 53 15% |
| Jan 13, 2011 | Janne | 95 96% |
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| Nov 18, 2010 | gleipnir | 70 50% |
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| Nov 18, 2010 |  |
nauru | 90 98% |
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Very moving film. I love that the story is told from the perspective of a young person/people. I've never seen such fantastic acting from such a young cast.
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| Sep 18, 2010 | LEAVES | 28 18% |
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| Aug 28, 2010 | pyninja | 100 0% |
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| Aug 12, 2010 |  |
IMDb-byvotes | 75 70% |
| Aug 11, 2010 |  |
lotr23 | 40 9% |
| Jul 10, 2010 |  |
vuka | 85 42% |
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really good, i though it got a little long, but never the less a very moving movie. (And i still can't believe how young all the actors were.... and the lead actor, such great kid.)
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| Mar 24, 2010 |  |
FlixR8r | 80 86% |
| Feb 07, 2010 |  |
jenya291182 | 80 57% |
| Jan 01, 2010 |  |
umka | 78 68% |
| Sep 24, 2009 |  |
Crazy Jack | 83 80% |
| Sep 04, 2009 |  |
Thegoodboy | 67 63% |
| Aug 24, 2009 |  |
andy19363 | 70 53% |
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Watchable, albeit somewhat depressing story of an orphan in Russia, who begins to wonder about his birth mother. Good performances, particularly from the young "hero".
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| Jul 08, 2009 |  |
redmdb | 87 43% |
| Jun 14, 2009 | meganmcpain | 86 83% |
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| May 17, 2009 |  |
chrisssslim | 49 8% |
| Apr 19, 2009 |  |
imdb | 75 85% |
| Apr 09, 2009 |  |
x_88 | 50 42% |
| Mar 16, 2009 |  |
wardmob | 85 78% |
| Dec 31, 2008 |  |
Eggza16 | 68 34% |
| Nov 08, 2008 |  |
Tostadora | 68 45% |
| May 08, 2008 |  |
kangadoodoo | 55 40% |
| May 05, 2008 | LRibeiro | 66 23% |
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| Apr 04, 2008 | dchilton | 89 22% |
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| Mar 18, 2008 | RNG | 46 46% |
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| Mar 03, 2008 | jerome | 80 93% |
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| Dec 12, 2007 |  |
blinkyinkey | 100 97% |
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Amazingly moving!
This movie is so beautiful! It was not an original story, concept, or execution, but it had so much heart. I saw it once and it stayed with me for days. See it!!!
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| Nov 30, 2007 |  |
never1and | 75 84% |
| Jul 28, 2007 |  |
billythekyd | 85 37% |
| Jun 03, 2007 |  |
schnofel | 60 53% |
| May 25, 2007 | ericdfrank | 99 99% |
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| Average Percentile 57.83% from 80 Ratings |  |
