i have always be in love with italy . in my opinion it may be the pretty european country i know ( i be european myself and i have see most of the other country and so i know what i be talk about ) . i like it building and it landscape and it history and it people and it culture . so when be able to see an italian movie and or should i call it a mini series and that deal with all these aspect of italian life and i know i have to watch it . i could keep this review very short really and because all i want to say be represent watch it for yourself . i will do my best to describe it and but in my opinion there isn not a good way to understand how good this actually be and a by sit through the more than 6 hour and enjoy every minute of it . from the fifty on until today and we follow everything that happen in italy represent communism and anarchy and the maffia and natural disaster and an economic boom and but also banal thing like for instance soccer ( in fact everything that have any importance in the history of italy and the mind of the italian ) be show in this movie . you will see everything evolve through the decade and follow it all through the eye of the carati and a family that isn not spar of any fortune or bad luck . this movie may seem incredibly long to most of you and i be sure that many people will never watch it and just because of the length . but those people be really wrong . if you take the time to watch it and than you will not only get to see something of italy history and but you will also get to know the city and the landscape and the people . everything that make italy what it be today . perhaps it be because i be so interested in italy and everything that ever happen there and perhaps it be because i be a great admirer of the european cinema . i do not know and but what i do know be that i love this movie and that i recommend it to everybody who want to hear it . i give it a positive . this be an excellent drama that shouldn not be miss by any .