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The Italian. Abandoned by his mother, 6-year-old Vanya (Kolya Spiridonov) lives in an orphanage run by a greedy woman (Mariya Kuznetsova) and her cruel lover (Nikolai Reutov). Vanya decides to...
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- Andrey Kravchuk
- PG-13
- Kolya Spiridonov
Jan 19, 2007 · A dark fairy tale from Russia, “The Italian” — more on that title in a moment — pulls you into a richly atmospheric, persuasively inhabited world teeming with foundlings and pathos.
- Andrey Kravchuk
May 30, 2003 · F. Gary Gray’s “The Italian Job,” on the other hand, is nothing more, or less, than a slick caper movie with stupendous chase scenes and a truly ingenious way to steal $35 million in gold bars from a safe in a Venetian palazzo.
Based on 94 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, The Italian has an overall approval rating from critics of 91%, with an average score of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus states,"Poignant and unforgettable, The Italian stands out from other European melodramas.
An unsentimental and vividly characterized film which successfully combines melodrama and social analysis and features an impressive central performance from Spiridonov. Full Review | Original...
Jan 19, 2007 · The Italian is based on the true story of a small Russian boy abandoned in an orphanage who goes in search of his birth mother. (Sony Pictures Classics) In his feature directorial debut, director Andrei Kravchuk addresses with intelligence and poignancy the urgent issue of illegal adoption in Russia, which has become a well-documented ...
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The Italian: Directed by Andrey Kravchuk. With Nikolay Spiridonov, Mariya Kuznetsova, Nikolay Reutov, Yuriy Itskov. Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.
