Sacro GRA (2013)

Sacro GRA (2013). 1h 35m | Not Rated

“This little movie is classified as u0026quot;documentaryu0026quot; and named after the GRA, which is the orbital road that surrounds the city of Rome. So it would be legit to expect the environment of the metropolis suburbia to be the center and the focus of the narrative. Instead, I was quite surprised to discover how u0026quot;Sacro GRAu0026quot; is basically a gallery of portraits, featuring a series of curious and inspiring characters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll this people share the apparently unexciting fate of living their lives in the depressed urban context on the edge of the u0026quot;Big Beautyu0026quot;. I mention the recent movie of Paolo Sorrentino because the comparison between the real characters of this u0026quot;Sacro GRAu0026quot; and the fictional characters of u0026quot;La Grande Bellezzau0026quot; was, to me, quite automatic: while in the lavish apartments and villas of Sorrentinou0026#39;s movie desperation grows like a sunflower in summer, in the much harder situations depicted by Mr. Rosi the people looks to be less prone to self-pity, and more than willing to hope, and trust, and love, and believe – just like if they were in a 19th century romance.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFiltered through the eyes and lives of these unbreakable spirits, even the occasional sad moments acquire a bittersweet aftertaste, and become more acceptable: just the negative proofs of the existence of happiness – like pawprints left in the woods by the passage of a wild, legendary beast.”