If you loved The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, try Baaria
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the foreign gem mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Baaria is
Giuseppe Tornatore here attempts the big, multi-generational family drama. It follows Peppino from his 1920s childhood in Sicily through his Communist Party activism and family life. It is, if nothing else, certainly a very long film.

