Text - in its place a sweetness , clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism 
Group - thyrsoid


Text - the story itself is actually quite vapid . 
Group - libelee


Text - silly subplots 
Group - libelee


Text - above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks 
Group - thyrsoid


Text - an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all , a condition only the old are privy to , and ... often misconstrued as weakness 
Group - thyrsoid


Text - is like reading a research paper , with special effects tossed in 
Group - libelee


Text - so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart 
Group - thyrsoid


Text - ... in trying to capture the novel 's deeper intimate resonances , the film has -- ironically - distanced us from the characters . 
Group - libelee
Classify the following: berling and béart ... continue to impress , and isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters 