THE STORY OF BOYS AND GIRLS
"A Feast for Lovers"
A film review by Ken Johnson
Copyright 1992 Ken Johnson
90 min., not rated, Comedy/Drama/Romance, 1991, In Italian with English subtitles Director: Pupi Avati Cast: Davide Bechini, Lucrenzia Lante, Della Rovere
In Italy a man and a woman are preparing to get married. The woman's family is very rich and the man's family is quite poor. This film shows the two families preparing for the wedding. The wedding is to be held at the woman's house and just about everything that could go wrong does.
I generally don't like foreign films at all. This film is rather good, although not nearly as good as MY MOTHER'S CASTLE. It is comical, yet dramatic at the same time. I would recommend, if this film comes to a theater close to you, that you go for not higher than a matinee price. People who tend to like foreign films should be sure to see this film. It will be just as good on video, if it comes to video, for it gains nothing from being shown on a big screen. On a scale of zero to five, I give THE STORY OF BOYS AND GIRLS a three. THE STORY OF BOYS AND GIRLS is not rated, but contains adult situations.
This film will not be liked by all audiences. It requires a person who is willing to sit down and think while watching. It also requires a person with an open mind. Someone who just likes to go to films where no thought is involved, or who tends not to like any films other than comedies, should not go to see this film, because there is not enough comedy in the film to satisfy you.
The acting is average. I have seen some films where the acting is better, but the acting is not horrible. There is no actor/actress that really stands out with an exceptional performance, on the other hand, no actor/actress does a really poor job either. The story though, is original. The parents of the bride are fighting with each other because the bride's mother's husband has been having an affair with another woman. One of the brides brothers is a real show-off. The groom's parents aren't sure of the marriage, because they really can't afford it. To add to the confusion, the married man who rents the downstairs rooms in the bride's house shows up with a mysterious female.
Ken J. blj@mithrandir.cs.unh.edu
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