Misunderstood (2014 film)

Misunderstood
	Film poster
Directed by	Asia Argento
Produced by	Mario Gianani; Eric Heumann; Lorenzo Mieli
Written by	Barbara Alberti; Asia Argento
Starring	Charlotte Gainsbourg; Gabriel Garko; Giulia Salerno
Cinematography	Nicola Pecorini
Edited by	Filippo Barbieri
Release date	22 May 2014 (Cannes); 5 June 2014 (Italy);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Italy; France
Language	Italian

Misunderstood (Italian: Incompresa) is a 2014 Italian drama film directed by Asia Argento.[1] It was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Plot

Aria is the sensitive little daughter of a female concert pianist and an actor. Both neglect her in favour of their children from earlier relationships. Eventually she also has to face the fact that both parents are heading for a divorce.

Cast

Giulia Salerno as Aria
Charlotte Gainsbourg as Mother
Gabriel Garko as Father
Gianmarco Tognazzi as Dodo
Justin Pearson as Ricky
Anna Lou Castoldi as Donatina
Max Gazzè as Manuel Ginori
Alice Pea as Angelica
Carolina Poccioni as Lucrezia
The Penelopes as The Penelopes (music band)

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80% based on 15 critics, and the average rating is 6.7/10.[3]

Peter Sobczynski from Roger Ebert.com gave it a 3.5 out of 4 stars, and wrote "An occasionally strange, occasionally brutal and occasionally lovely work that goes up on the shelf with "The Ocean of Helena Lee" and "Girlhood" as one of the more impressive coming-of-age tales of recent times."[4] The A.V. Club's Adam Nayman gave it a C+, and stated "The ostensible boldness of Misunderstood is undermined by the sense that it's also pandering-that its view of childhood as a bourgeois horror-show is at least as salable on the art-house circuit as it is authentic to its creator's experiences."[5]

gollark: You can't do that. I filed a restraining order.

gollark: There might be issues with international waters?

gollark: I will consult our legal counsel, but this should be doable.

gollark: You can arrange things so that NOBODY can move.

gollark: Nope. Sphere.

References

Dargis, Manohla (24 September 2015). "Review: In 'Misunderstood,' a Girl Seeks Relief From a Turbulent Household". The New York Times.
"2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
"Incompresa (Misunderstood) (2015)". Retrieved 6 May 2019 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
"Misunderstood Movie Review & Film Summary (2014)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
"Asia Argento mines her childhood for pandering decadence in Misunderstood". AV Club. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

External links

Misunderstood on IMDb
Misunderstood at Rotten Tomatoes

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[NYT-1] Dargis, Manohla (24 September 2015). "Review: In 'Misunderstood,' a Girl Seeks Relief From a Turbulent Household". The New York Times.

[Cannes2014-2] "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

[3] "Incompresa (Misunderstood) (2015)". Retrieved 6 May 2019 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.

[4] "Misunderstood Movie Review & Film Summary (2014)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

[5] "Asia Argento mines her childhood for pandering decadence in Misunderstood". AV Club. Retrieved 21 October 2018.