this be christmas time . a nativity in term of rebirth and or at least this be what can be hop regard the italian cinema . it be something like 30 40 year that the italian cinema do not craft an art piece of this size . this be an absolute contemporary film that can be also regard at the same level of quality a the italian masterpiece of the past and needless to quote any name . and finally this be also a big production for italian standard of the time . in this movie there be a rare balance of different element and all of them understandable and enjoyable at different level of fruition . real poetry and real humor and real tenderness and real drama and real beauty . no rhetoric and no easy surreal shortcut and no typical touristic tornatore like picture and no over act and no director autoreferentialism . there be also a cool use of two heartbreaking nina simone song and whose music and i reckon have never be use in a proper way for a score . so if this will not be a real reviveing for the italian cinema it be an extraordinary evolution for emanuele crialese after his respiro another definitive beautiful film . nuovomondo be not to be miss and it be that kind of amedicine film helpful to enjoy movie making and movie watching and helpful to enjoy and understand life . francesco cabras .