Author: Wright, Andrew
Date published: May 19, 2011
* A QUIET LIFE
Italy, 2010 (103 min.)
Dir. Claudio Cupellini
A mild-mannered Italian expatriate and family man (Il Divo's magnificently poker-faced Toni Servillo) contentedly lives out his days hunting boar and managing his restaurant in the German countryside, until the arrival of two loud-mouthed thugs from Milan shakes up a Narnia-sized closet full of skeletons. Director Claudio Cupellini's film strikes an uneasy balance between casual Tarantinoid violence and somber character study, anchored by Seville's implosive marvel of a performance. Whenever the story starts to drag, he gooses it back to life. (ANDREW WRIGHT)
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