Fresh
The God's-eye view becomes mesmerizing when we stop insisting that the film flatter us and just enjoy a quiet ride on the cycle.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Four Times
Human. Animal. Vegetable. Mineral.
2010 · 1h 28m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Michelangelo Frammartino
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The Four Times
Overview
An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.
Director and cast
- Michelangelo Frammartino Director
- Giuseppe Fuda as Le berger
- Bruno Timpano as Un charbonnier
- Nazareno Timpano as Charcoal Burner from Serra San Bruno
- Artemio Vallone as Charcoal Burner from Serra San Bruno
- Domenico Cavallo as Shepherd
- Santo Cavallo as Shepherd
- Peppe Cavallo as Shepherd
- Isidoro Chiera Cast
- Iolanda Manno Cast
- Cesare Ritorito Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
I drifted pleasantly in its depths.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Le Quattro Volte may sound like art-house tedium, but in fact it's a movie of grave beauty, serene pace and surprising humor.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Give Le Quattro Volte the patience it deserves, and you will be captivated by its stately rhythms, transfixed by its strange imagery, and moved by its sudden dramas. Don't, and you'll be bored to tears.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
If Dante hadn't already made classic use of the title, Michelangelo Frammartino's Le Quattro Volte could instead have been called The Divine Comedy.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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