L'IMMENSITÀ Movie Review | Penélope Cruz - Breakfast All Day

Alonso loved the Penélope Cruz drama "L'immensità," so of course we had to review it here on Breakfast All Day. The Italian film focuses on a 12-year-old transgender boy (Luana Giuliani) trying to assert his independence within a fracturing family in 1970s Rome. Cruz is terrific as always, and the costume and production design are period perfect. Directed and co-written by Emanuele Crialese. In theaters now.
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[@tccandler]

THESE are the types of films that rely on critics. More of this... Less of the blockbusters that don't need it! I will definitely seek this out.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

We do it all!

[@BonzoKilbourn]

Viva l'Italia! Breakfast All Day should do a meet-up in Roma.

[@DavidN369]

YES. Another one I've been waiting to hit the states since it first hit Italy last year and the reviews started trickling out. Can. Not. Wait. Thanks ever so much for the reminder and typically great observations.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Thanks David! Let us know if you see it.

[@Peculiarpossum]

It just become available to rent on Amazon prime and other places yesterday!! Been waiting forever and it’s finally here!!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

@@Peculiarpossum Good to know, thanks!

[@cmleidi]

Thank you for reviewing this. I so want to see this. I hope my arthouse theatres book it.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Thanks for watching! Here's a list of release dates: www.musicboxfilms.com/film/limmensita/

[@benwilton5307]

We need more exposure for indie/foreign films. Thanks for sharing this

[@BreakfastAllDay]

We'll always be there for that! Thanks for watching.

[@nevetsny1]

This is available on US Amazon Prime now. Don’t have to rent or buy.

[@HypnoticCapsule]

Ciao ragazzi, thank you for doing this review which helps to raise acknowledgment , outside the festival circuit, of one of the best directors working in Italy today. I've been following his work since the film “Respiro” (breath), which literally took my breath away and has been with me in my mind ever since. I hope you get to see that too one day, because In my opinion it is his masterpiece, at least until now (I haven't seen “l’immensità” yet). Thanks for all the amazing reviews, baci!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Thanks for the kind words and for watching!

[@Frank_Poole]

I just saw it last night and loved it. Thanks for the review. You two kids are the greatest!!!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Glad you saw it! Thanks for watching.

[@premiumblurays1785]

Watched this tonight at my local cinema - left me smiling and in awe of Cruz and this was a really beautiful film and the musical numbers are immense

[@BreakfastAllDay]

So glad you saw it!

[@GBtmSF]

Love you review more obscure films - I am looking forward to seeing this soon. Sadly not available near me yet.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Thanks for watching Gary! Hopefully soon.

[@BottleConcreteBlond]

Thank you! This looks really good. Off topic, there could be a drinking game every time Alonso says "diegetic."

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Let us know if you see it!

[@strawberrylime33]

Alonso's reaction has me intrigued! But i gotta ask: is this film more playful/frothy/happy/heartwarming or is it more like an indie film, gritty/real/somewhat dark i.e. Winter's Bone, Brokeback Mountain?

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Playful but also real. Definitely not dark or gritty. Thanks for watching!

[@giorgioiorio9359]

I just saw it today. Thought it was great. I'm a little confused about the open ending. I was rooting for Andrea and Sara. Thank you for your reviews!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Thank you for watching! Glad you saw. this.

[@brianarguello7576]

Had a couple hrs to kill before a flight and saw this playing at a matinee. Thank you for the BAD stamp of approval, it was a wonderful film!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Great! Glad you saw it.

[@BobSullivanAKABuffy]

The week it played in SF I was out of town. Could it swing back through town to the Roxie etc?! Now I'm pondering whether to hop in the car to San Rafael to check it out.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Not too far of a drive.

[@andygilly14]

Well, Alonso I recommend you watch this Spanish movie that in a way has the same themes: 20.000 especies de abejas by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren (20,000 species of bees would be the literal translation, I don't know if they will named that if the movie decides to be released to the US market) . It was already released in Spain, but I'm can't wait to see it here in Latin America

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Thanks, Andrea!

[@kellywords2577]

Going to see it this weekend,!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Great, enjoy!

[@santiagolopezlopez5356]

Esta gran pelicula la habra visto muy poca gente en USA no?

[@TheCazz10]

I hope it comes to Australia

[@BreakfastAllDay]

So do we! Seeing release dates in the U.S. but not internationally. It opened in Italy last year.

[@djalixer]

Even if another channel reviews it, they’d butcher the title.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Maybe not the @fishjellyfilmreviews guys! They know what's up.

[@richgranados11]

Films with trans characters are important because for some reason trans ppl have become a scapegoat for certain politicians to harp on for their own opportunistic ambitions and not because they actually care about what they’re saying. It’s kind of sad to pick on a small group that has enough issues to deal with as it is That being said, European art house films tend to bore me to tears but it’s cool Alonso loved it. It seems like it’s been overlooked by most.

[@tlovehater]

They're not all boring lol, there's gonna be a lot of good stuff coming out of Cannes this year I swear lol.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

This isn't boring at all. Thanks for your thoughtful words, Richard!