tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post7557961767959612304..comments2010-05-03T17:58:21.012-07:00Comments on Italian Film: Le Fate IgnorantiEMPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07909577715589827049noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-90269479618892299512010-05-03T17:52:40.524-07:002010-05-03T17:52:40.524-07:00Films like this are created to prove some kind of ...Films like this are created to prove some kind of point. This one obviously stands is a voice for the gay/lesbian/transgender community. I believe that the film is successful in portraying people from this community and proving them to be good caring people, but it may have gone too far. In most cases, the people who are against these individuals are the very religious and conservative type. Having a gay orgy in the middle of your film may not be the best way to prove a point to these people. If they are against gays, then they would not approve of a sex scene, men kissing, or doing things outside of marriage. It would be like throwing someone afraid of spiders into a pit full of them to cure them of their phobia. These things are best done slowly and over time. Looking at it from a more liberal point of view, I enjoyed the film but as a straight man I would prefer not to watch some of the scenes.Mr Hoosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641664051120377310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-54998281785495907722010-02-23T10:29:15.418-08:002010-02-23T10:29:15.418-08:00Interesting movie, and I also liked the picture. O...Interesting movie, and I also liked the picture. One thing that I felt it was not done well was the scene with Michele and Antonia kissing on the couch. The kiss was strange but acceptable, yet the fact that both characters at some point thought they were kissing their lost partner didn't seem right. A chemistry between the two was understandable since they spent so much time with each other, but I did not see a point provided in that scene other than their connection. <br /><br />Overall Ozpetek made a strong statement that homosexual people are not any different if not better than heterosexuals,but it went a little extreme on the orgy party and the disco scene. Throughout the movie all the characters appear to be inviting and friendly, including a family atmosphere. The scenes with the disco and the orgy might make people who are conservative wonder where there are limits. I do not want to be misunderstood with the term conservative since people that possess this trait are also open minded, but it makes sexual relation and intimacy seem to be just an object instead of the deepest relation that two people share with one another.<br /><br />That said, I liked the movie and it was something different that opens your eyes from another person's view.Tanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068181809209266306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-86514702136483543972010-02-08T18:51:50.407-08:002010-02-08T18:51:50.407-08:00I think it was very appropriate for antonia and mi...I think it was very appropriate for antonia and michele to form a relationship since they were both in love and being used by massimo. at first, michele irritated me because of his anger towards antonia. i did not feel like he had the right to be upset with her, but now i think that his anger was really misplaced. massimo hurt both of them very deeply, both antonia and michele devoted themselves entirely to him, while he was living a double life and only gave them half of who he was. he hurt them both, but they were able to heal together and i think that is a very heartwarming element to the film. it's really about people who need people coming together and helping each other.Un Amicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145029074393881383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-67060541688487077412010-02-08T17:41:15.065-08:002010-02-08T17:41:15.065-08:00What I liked most about this film is the way Ozpet...What I liked most about this film is the way Ozpetek played with notions of perception both on the part of Antonia and Michele. Their discovery of one another presents each with a set of decisions of acceptance or rejection, negotiating where their respective lives will intersect. For Antonia, Michele's lifestyle was never something she would deeply fathom in the context of his social group. By having her become for a moment, part of Michele's family, Ozpetek breaks down separations of class and sexual orientation without being threatening to either class or orientation.Cool Italian Picshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327428113878333485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-4392822238534762782010-02-07T19:42:49.829-08:002010-02-07T19:42:49.829-08:00I liked the diversity of this movie. There was not...I liked the diversity of this movie. There was nothing typical about it. Özpetek did a spectacular job of addressing uncommon topics in an entertaining yet realistic way. I really liked Antonia. I connected with her character the most, not necessarily due to any similarities we share, rather because she was so simple. She made it easy to understand who she was, and how she was feeling. She went from having an uncomplicated married life, to being immersed into an eccentric group of people (family). Confusion was inevitable, but she seems to effortlessly pull everything together in her life. Honestly, it was the solid performances from all the actors and the impeccable directing that made this movie so wonderfully different and believable!elisa6690https://www.blogger.com/profile/01489969166469592778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-21949412404307418242010-02-07T18:14:41.310-08:002010-02-07T18:14:41.310-08:00I agree with you that Massimo was somewhat of a mi...I agree with you that Massimo was somewhat of a middleman in fostering Antonia and Michele's relationship. There is a connection between Michele and Antonia that surpasses any sexual desires. A true connection between two individuals is rare and their sexual preferences,to me, is unimportant. Regardless of how or why they met, the viewer should focus on their rare and unique bond.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244836512644341929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-82112150656599262552010-02-04T12:29:23.830-08:002010-02-04T12:29:23.830-08:00The unusual relationship that forms in the film be...The unusual relationship that forms in the film between Antonia and Michele that you mention seems to make a lot of sense. They both find personal qualities in each other that are positive and negative. Also, the director cleverly includes risks that are involved with any type of relationship that people involve themselves in. For Antonia it was Massimo’s secrets and her mother’s love affair. Massimo hid his gay love affair, lied, and lived a secret life. Michele found truths in Massimo and Antonia after Massimo’s death. Ernesto’s defect was the longing pain of a lost love and HIV associated with a homosexual relationship. These are just a few of the examples found in the movie. It seemed like each character suffered from a distinct flaw but each was accepting of one another.Cinepresa87https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444779049535703656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-87372609516779077102010-02-03T20:47:53.074-08:002010-02-03T20:47:53.074-08:00I felt like the last paragraph was the best part o...I felt like the last paragraph was the best part of this review, especially the parts about love and lack of fulfillment. There was too much emphasis put on Massimo however, since although he is an important character he is not the most important. Massimo is merely a character who in his absence brings Antonia and Michele together; there is no way the two main characters would have met if he were present throughout more of the film. I liked the bit about the compatibility between Antonia and Michele, but it should be noted that they are friends, not potential lovers (Michele is at no point described as bisexual so there is pretty much no chance that he would see Antonia as a sexually compatible individual to him). It would have been interesting for the subject of love to extend to topics of friendship and familial love instead of just sticking to the romantic aspect.would you like a glass of sweet tea?https://www.blogger.com/profile/07081122470938439507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-33935396833193657462010-02-03T16:50:27.170-08:002010-02-03T16:50:27.170-08:00This is true about the relationship between Antoni...This is true about the relationship between Antonia and Michele. Also I would like to add that this could break all the rules in the world. One love could surpass every obstacle like Michele being a homosexual and Antonia a heterosexual. Both are very different people and they tend to have at the end good chemistry. I really like the point that Ozpetek is making in the movie.Emirjona85https://www.blogger.com/profile/04360476664048261514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-73590506413843293972010-02-02T17:22:17.025-08:002010-02-02T17:22:17.025-08:00I really liked how in the film it showed how the p...I really liked how in the film it showed how the peolple who all lived together were in a way family to each other. They were not a typical family; which is associated with a husband, wife, and their children. This was something Antonia was not used to, because she had been married for 15 years. The film also showed homosexuals in a different way. They are shown as having normal lives as the rest of us. They work, hang out with friends, eat, sleep,face conflicts,and have emotions. So basically this film is showing how what is the norm for one person can be totally different to another person. And also how a person cannot be judged fully from their physical apperance and/or sexuality.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251650981810814956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-8933925562664108662010-02-02T15:40:29.476-08:002010-02-02T15:40:29.476-08:00I agree with the last paragraph in this post a lot...I agree with the last paragraph in this post a lot. Through trying to figure out who this person was that her dead husband was having an affair with, she realized that she didn't know much of anything about her husband. The same thing happens with Michele. He figures out things about his gay lover that he never knew until now. Both of these people figuring out things about the "middleman" connected them on a very deep level. Even though it seems a bit strange that they would connect in the ways that they did, it makes perfect sense when you think about it.kelco411https://www.blogger.com/profile/13446197315095602396noreply@blogger.com