Rotten
Avati provides no real emotional counterweight for all the whimsy and nonsense, and the movie carries neither the force of morality nor the titillation of trashiness.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Overview
Rome, 1929. The Pope's tailor sends his only son, 35-year-old virgin Nello, to more liberal Bologna hoping he'll find a wife. His head brimming with ideas on romantic love induced by classical poetry, Nello falls for Angela, a beautiful blind woman who indulges him only to win back her fiancé.
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71%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A mostly pleasant entertainment.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Fresh
Charmingly embodying the dreamy seeker, Neri Marcore as Nello has a dignity and forcefulness that illuminate this winning tale.
Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh
A poignant love story, laced with tenderness and gentle humor and told with the warmth of Italian movies in their seductively good-natured mode.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Under Avati's shaky stewardship, the picture is leaden and charmless.
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
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