Reality

[wilder]

Luciano is a Neapolitan fishmonger who supplements his modest income by pulling off little scams together with his wife Maria. A likeable, entertaining guy, Luciano never misses an opportunity to perform for his customers and countless relatives. One day his family urge him to try out for Big Brother. In chasing this dream his perception of reality begins to change.

Directed by Matteo Garrone
Release Date - March 15, 2013 (limited)
List of theaters

[Pubrick]

Gomorrah was overrated,  the best thing about it was the poster.

this looks promising.

[jenkins]

i thought it was a minor miracle, and why it's flown so under the radar is beyond me

[jenkins]

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/review-matteo-garrones-lightweight-lifeless-reality-is-a-disappointment-20130315

imo jagernauth's playlist review misses some key points. the way he assigns the movie's goal as being an "examination on the artifice of reality programming" strikes me as indicative of his own reductiveness. it'd be like if he said psycho was about bad hotel management (my fav joke btw)

he basically confesses to not puncturing this movie's interior when he says "in an economically struggling Italy, 'Big Brother' is seen as an instant path to fame and glory, and somewhat inexplicably, Luciano grows obsessed with getting on the show"

talking about that word 'inexplicably' and i wonder if it's the fault of viewers and their own mania with reality tv that they can't see past the reality tv backdrop and into this character

as to say, i think the wiring needed to illuminate the character is in the movie. of course a lot of the wiring is reality tv related, but the problem would be thinking the main circuit is reality tv. of course it's fucking not

[wilder]

Blu-ray from Oscilloscope on August 13, 2013