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Ermanno Olmi-La Leggenda del santo bevitore (1988)
Ermanno Olmi-La Leggenda del santo bevitore (1988) Posted By : FNB47 | Date : 02 Oct 2007 07:18:00 | Ermanno Olmi-La Leggenda del santo bevitore (1988) 1456 MB | 2:02:27 | Italian or Eng. dub with no s/t | DivX, 1280 Kb/s | 608x336 An ex-miner, Andreas, released from jail after serving time for an accidental murder, is given a sum of money by a stranger on condition that he pays it back to the local church on the following Sunday. Each time Andreas spends the money it reappears in his wallet..... Based on the novel by Joseph Roth. (amazon.com - Synopsis) A tramp, exiled in Paris and haunted by a criminal past, sees no way out of his predicament until, almost miraculously, he is offered 200 francs by a wealthy stranger whose only request is that, when he can afford it, he return the money to a chapel dedicated to St. Thérèse. Timeout A man of honour but weak will, the derelict takes the chance to rejoin a world to which he had become a stranger, finding work, keeping company with women, dining out and sleeping in beds; such luxuries, however, distract him from his obligation... Timeout Olmi's adaptation of Joseph Roth's novella is faithful and charming, filmed with a simplicity that mirrors the original's economy. As the alcoholic, though a tad too clean, Rutger Hauer effortlessly suggests the character's blend of pride, dignity and vunerability, while Olmi eschews prosaic realism in his evocation of Paris, seen as an oddly timeless, universal city; the lyricism matches the almost magical coincidences of the plot. Timeout Indeed the film has the resonance and innocence of a parable, its religious elements widely subordinated to a story that is told with a minimum of fuss and explanatory dialogue. Quite why the film is so affecting is hard to pin down: maybe it's because Olmi is so sure of his gentle, generous touch that he feels no need for overstatement. Timeout Olmi returned to form with this gentle film that confirmed he had lost none of his story-telling skill or his marvellous understanding of human frailty. This adaptation of Joseph Roth's novella was a co-production that moved him into the international arena and cast Hauer as a Parisian tramp with a criminal past and prodigious thirst. Hauer is splendid as the man who suddenly receives money from a stranger who intends it to end up at a holy shrine. Unfortunately, good intentions founder on the path that leads to wine, women and indulgence. Olmi's reticence and compassion elevate the work to near-mystical status. Channel4 This is an enchanting, mesmeric fable. It tells the story of an alcoholic who strives for redemption, but is cheated out of attaining it again and again - either by drink or friends or any of the myriad pleasures lifethrows at us. And yet somehow - miraculously - the drinker's soul remainsintact; his final mission frustrated, temporarily foresaken but never entirely forgotten. (amazon.com) In this film Olmi proves himself a master yet again. The film - whilst a work of art in its own right - remains profoundly faithful to the mindset of the author of the book on which this film is based, Josef Roth. Slow and meditative, this is a film that can be watched again and again. The music accompanying the film has been chosen with astonishing sensitivity to mood. Indeed, Olmi is perhaps one of the most musically sensitised of all directors. Rutger Hauer gives possibly the performance of his life. (amazon.com)
leggenda del santo bevitore
La leggenda del santo bevitore
LA LEGGENDA DEL SANTO BEVITORE Italia/Francia, 1988 - 127' Regia: Ermanno Olmi Nel 1988 Ermanno Olmi porta in vita il famoso racconto autobiografico di Joseph Roth, La leggenda del santo bevitore. Come Roth, anche Andreas (Rutger Hauer nel film), il protagonista, è originario dell'Austria ed è un accanito bevitore. E' emigrato in Francia e vive sotto i ponti di Parigi. Un giorno incontra un agiato e distinto signore (nella sua brevità, ottima l'apparizione di Anthony Quayle) che decide di donargli duecento franchi. L'onore spinge Andreas a rifiutarli, ma il signore vuole comunque dargli quei soldi: se proprio lo vorrà, Andreas potrà restituirli domenica alla piccola Santa Teresa, nella Chiesa di Batignolles. Da questo momento la vita di Andreas si trasforma in un continuo avvicinarsi e allontanarsi da quella chiesa, attorno alla quale gravitano bar, donne e vecchi amici.
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Friday, 2 March 2007
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Updated: Friday, 2 March 2007 1:00 AM EST Post Comment | Permalink | Share This Post The Legend of the Holy Drinker (Ermano Olmi) - Rutger Hauer should be well known to readers, for his performances as a psychopath in 'The Hitcher', a barely controlled psychopath in 'Wanted: Dead or Alive' and a psychopath (medieval variety) in 'Flesh and Blood'. Although always near-perfect, he never seemed to be out of second gear which made the prospect of him playing a down-and-out an intriguing one. Set in Paris, he is given 200 francs by a mysterious stranger (Anthony Quayle) with the request to pay it back to a church when he can. Unfortunately, he keeps meeting figures from his past who distract him from this goal and gradually tell us about his earlier life. With no 'action' and almost no plot, the film relies heavily on Hauer, with him rarely being off the screen, so it's a good job he's up to the task. He seems very aware of the risk of over-acting, especially in a character of few words as he has here indeed, if anything he's TOO subtle, making the viewer concentrate to avoid missing the gestures and looks without which some scenes are meaningless. Ermanno Olmi shows us a different side to Paris from that normally filmed, and overall, perhaps the best tribute is to say that from now on, when I see Rutger Hauer, I'll no longer automatically expect him to pull out a shot-gun and start blasting! 8/10 review trash city
The Legend of the Holy Drinker By Joseph Roth Translated by Michael Hofmann This book, one of the most haunting things that Roth ever composed, was published in 1939, the year the author died. Like Andreas, the hero of the story, Roth drank himself to death in Paris, but this is not an autobiographical confession. It is a secular miracle-tale, in which the vagrant Andreas, after living under bridges, has a series of lucky breaks that lift him briefly onto a different plane of existence. The novella is extraordinarily compressed, dry-eyed and witty, despite its melancholic subject matter. The Legend of the Holy Drinker was turned into a fine film by Enrico Olmi, starring Rutger Hauer.
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