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AStreetinPalermo(ViaCastellanaBandiera):VeniceReviewbyDeborahYoungSicilyhasrecentlybeennamedoneofEurope’sleastproductiveregions,whichwillcomeasnosurprisetoviewersofAStreetinPalermo,setinanoutlyingareaofPalermosopoorithardlylookslikeEuropeatall.ThefilmbowofacclaimedtheaterdirectorEmmaDanteistherelentlesstaleofatwo-cartrafficjamthatcouldmoreprofitablyhavebeenwrittenasanabsurdiststageplay;asaone-locationfilmanimatedbyincessanthandheldcamerawork,itsbattleofwillsquicklyturnstedious.ThoughsomeoffshorefansofItalianartfilmsmaywellenjoyanhourandahalfofslumminginacolorfullocalsetting,anunfortunateside-effectofthefilm’scrueldepictionoflocalsistoreinforcestereotypesofpoorSiciliansasbeer-belliedbrutescruisin’forabruisin’andmorethanwillingtoselltheirgrandmotherformoney.Italianswillprobablyreadthefilmasfarceandanoutcryagainstunder-developmentinthesouth.Inanycase,theheartofthefilmisexquisitelytheatrical:thepsychologicaldueltothedeathbetweentwoextraordinarilystubbornwomen,whofaceoffintheircarsinanalleywaytoonarrowtopass.Neitheroneagreestobackuptheshortdistancenecessarytolettheotherby.InonecarareRosa(Dante)andherpassengerClara(AlbaRohrwacher),agaycoupleonthevergeofbreakingup.IntheotheristheCalafiorefamily,amassofwailingkids,harriedparents,abrutishpaterfamilias(RenatoMalafatti)wholiterallyconsidershimselfthekingoftheroad,andinthedriversseathisformermother-in-lawSamira(ElenaCotta),anancient,frailoldladywhoseironwillheexploitsforhisownpurposes.EarlyscenesofSamiratendingherdaughter’sgraveinaneglectedcemeteryhelpstagethespCottaimpartsympathyandsubstancetothemysteriousSamira,whohasbarelyalineofdialogueinthewholefilm.FromanethnicAlbaniancommunityevenpoorerthantheresidentsofCastellanaBandierastreet,shehasonlytheaffectionofheryounggrandsonNiccolo(newcomerDarioCasarolo)tomakelifehuman.Yetherveryinteriorperformancecontainsglimmeringsofhumorthattieitintotheabsurdityofthemachomenfolkvacuumingupthepasta.Behindthewheeloftheothercar,incontrast,isoneofthemostunpleasantprotagonistsinmemory.Rosa’sonlyexcuseforbeingbitchy,abusiveandreadytokillordieonasenselesswhimisthatshewasalonelychildgrowingupinsimilarcircumstancesofsocialandculturaldeprivation.Consideringshehasthepretty,good-temperedClaraatherside,it’shardtorationalizeherangryself-hatredandsheremainsaverydifficultcharactertodigest.Sportingacringe-worthygutterpunklook,includingatattoorunningfromhereartoherfingertips,Rohrwachergivesalively,reliablysolidperformanceasClara,atalentedillustratoralwaysdoodlinginhersketchbook.ThesetwomodernyoungwomenhavesolittletodowithSamira’sworldthattheirphysicalimpasseinthecarsfeelslikeit’smetaphoric,thoughit’shardtosayofwhat.ThehandheldDVcamerararelypausesinitsbee-likeflightfromobjecttoobject.MoreinterestingistheconceptualuseDantemakesofthestreetitself,whichintheearlyscenesisextremelynarrowandwalled-in.Itgraduallywidensinpreparationforahighlysymbolicfinale,totheswellingnotesofasoul-searingSicilianodesungbytheMancusoBrothers,theonlymusicinthefilm.Venue:VeniceFilmFestival(competition),Aug.28,2013Productioncompanies:VivoFilm,Wildside,Offside,VentureFilm,SlotMachineinassociationwithRAICinema,RSI,SRGSSRCast:EmmaDante,ElenaCotta,AlbaRohrwacher,RenatoMalfatti,DarioCasarolo,CarmineMaringola,SandroMariaCampagnaDirector:EmmaDanteScreenwriters:EmmaDante,GiorgioVastawithLiciaEminenti,basedonDante’snovelProducers:MartaDonzelli,GregorioPaonessa,MarioGianani,LorenzoMieli,EldaGuidinetti,AndresPfaeffli,MarianneSlotDirectorofphotography:GherardoGossiProductiondesigner:EmitaFrigatoMusic:MancusoBrothersCostumedesigner:ItaliaCarroccioEditor:BenniAtriaSales:FilmsDistributionNorating,93minutes.