Keswick Film Festival

Sunday 2nd March 6:15 PM - Theatre By The Lake

A Magnificent Haunting
(Magnifica presenza)

Director: Ferzan Ozpetek Country: Italy
Cert: 15 Year: Length: 105 minsLanguage: Italian
Best Of The Fests
2014 Festival
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Score: 80% Attendance: 81

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Aspiring actor Pietro (Elio Germano) can't believe his luck when he bags his dream Rome apartment. It's already occupied by the ghosts of a theatrical troupe who vanished during WW2. A gentle comedy about a gay man's attachment to old-school notions of romance, Ferzan Ozpetek's film is reminiscent of Woody Allen at his most whimsical. Nothing happens that's overly dramatic – even the tragedy is treated lightly – but the amiability is infectious.

Winner, Audience Award, Moscow FF (2012)
Winner, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, Italian Golden Globe (2012).

Thanks to Peccadillo Pictures

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It coasts on its charm so much that Ozpetek doesn't even bother resolving half of his subplots.
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Total Film



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Charming, funny and just a little twisted
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Kim Newman, Empire



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