Those stages, as set down 2,500 years ago by pythagoras, are animal, vegetable, mineral and intellectual. Le quattro volte italygermanyswitzerland production. This essay will use a phenomenological lens to uncover the transcendental aspects of le quattro volte, analysing how frammartino uses film. Le quattro volte explores pythagoras transmigration of the soul through human, animal, plant, and mineral. And you dont need hesiod and pythagoras to make sense of that. It depicts the concept of metempsychosis taking place in the remote mountain town of. An analysis of michelangelo frammartinos le quattro volte. Le quattro volte the four times is an ineffably beautiful meditation on the. The townsfolk immerse themselves in yearly rituals and communal celebrations. Frammartino has described le quattro volte as a political film, because it gives viewers choices. Either way, le quattro volte will delight you from the first frame to the last.
Set in italys mountainous region of calabria, it traces the path of one goat herders soul, as it passes from human to animal to vegetable to mineral. Watch le quattro volte online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Le quattro volte, michelangelo frammartino, 88 mins, u the. An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of calabria, at the southernmost tip of italy. Le quattro volte is simply about the cycle of life seen in closemid shots and distant, long static shots of an idyllic provincial hamlet somewhere in the italian mountains in the calabria region. Le quattro volte cerca di incoraggiare questo percorso di liberazione dello sguardo, sollecitando lo spettatore a trovare il nesso nascosto che anima tutto quel che ci circonda.
I like to think that its possible for cinema to make profound. Its not necessary to know that or anything else to watch le quattro volte, which doesnt require active interpretation. Rent le quattro volte 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Mar 11, 2015 whether intended by frammartino or not, le quattro voltes narrative and formal horizontalization of representation addresses the politics of the animals reduction to an object. Le quattro volte 2010 which translates as the four turns tracks what. Set in italys mountainous region of calabria, it traces the. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Mar 30, 2011 le quattro volte, an idiosyncratic and amazing new film by michelangelo frammartino, is so full of surprises nearly every shot contains a revelation, sneaky or overt, cosmic or mundane.
There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Le quattro volte, an idiosyncratic and amazing new film by michelangelo frammartino, is so full of surprises nearly every shot contains a revelation, sneaky or overt, cosmic or mundane. Presentato nella quinzaine des realisateurs al festival di cannes 2010 e vincitore del premio europa cinemas label come miglior film europeo della sezione. The movie that first came to my mind while watching le quattro volte is the tree of wooden clogs, ermanno olmis masterly, documentarystyle account of a year in the lives of five peasant families. Le quattro volte, the nearly wordless second film from italian director michaelangelo frammartino, compresses a year in a mountainous spot in the southern italian region of calabria into the length of a short feature. Rent le quattro volte 2010 starring giuseppe fuda and bruno timpano on dvd and bluray. If by that he means it has a vision and a spirit that arise as much out of its subject matter as from his conscious deliberation, i think i see what he means. Set in a small farming village nestled in the italian hills of calabria, the film chronicles life in four acts. The film registered a full 11 on the shock and awe scale, but it wasnt to my taste. Michelangelo frammartinos slowmoving film about an elderly goatherd in rural italy is an extraordinary achievement, writes philip french. Le quattro volte is a film about life, its cycles and unwavering endurance. Its a remote location, but frammartinos canny eye, wry humor, and careful sense of rhythm make it feel like the best possible spot to observe the workings of the world. M ichelangelo frammartinos le quattro volte, or the four times, is a gem of art cinema and a miracle of animalwrangling. Le quattro volte es una pelicula dirigida por michelangelo frammartino con giuseppe fuda, bruno timpano, nazareno timpano.
Made without dialogue and often in long shots, it regards the four stages of existence in a remote italian village. His following film le quattro volte 2010 was selected at the directors fortnight in cannes, where it won the label europa cinema. Watch le quattro volte no dialog now on your favorite device. Michelangelo frammartino, the four times le quattro volte 2010 synopsis the four times works in the nondefined field between documentary and fiction, and can be understood in three different ways. Le quattro volte the four times is an ineffably beautiful meditation on the mysterious cycles of life. Gent international film festival brazil 22 october 2010 sao paulo international film festival japan 24 october 2010 tokyo international film festival usa november 2010 denver international film festival greece 4 december 2010 thessaloniki international film festival france 15 december 2010 les arcs international film festival. It flows with a gentle intensity and you are seduced by the daily routines of the goat herder and his loyal border collie.
Le quattro volte e disponibile a noleggio e in digital download su trova. The movie is a spiritual journey that is at once thoughtful,humorous and equally distressing. The village is surrounded by a vast tract of forested countryside that beautifies and isolates in equal measure. Le quattro volte is possibly the most beautifully made film i have seen. Birth, death, and transformation are examined in le quattro volte, a profound and often funny mediation on the cycles of life on earth. May 28, 2010 i wanted to hate this film for one reason or the other. His first feature il dono premiered at the locarno film festival in 2003. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Combining documentary and fable, le quattro volte depicts life in an unnamed hilltop town in calabria, italys southernmost region. Jun 15, 2011 here is a film that invites philosophical musing. Video archive for the film le quattro volte, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2011. In the first 15 minutes or so i was angry at myself for watching it, but luckily i kept watching. Animal agency in le quattro volte screen oxford academic.
Perched between fiction and documentary, le quattro volte is above all a beautiful and profound evocation of the eternal cycles of life and nature. Inspired by pythagorass belief in fourfold transmigration by which the sou. Unanimously acclaimed as the standout film of the 2010 cannes directors fortnight, le quattro volte is slow italian art cinema at its best. May 28, 2011 his second film, le quattro volte the four times, is a sort of documentary about life in the awesomely beautiful but impoverished southern area of calabria from where his family originally. In december 20 he held a workshop at the university of calabria.
Il a obtenu le grand prix du festival du cinema italien dannecy 2010. A vivo film, essential filmproduktion, invisible film, ventura film production, in collaboration with zdfarte, cinecitta luce, rsi. Nature here is not the stuff of bucolic idylls but. His second film, le quattro volte the four times, is a sort of documentary about life in the awesomely beautiful but impoverished southern area of calabria from where his family originally. The four times le quattro volte 2011 rotten tomatoes.
Set in italys mountainous region of calabria, it traces the path of one goatherders soul, as it passes from human to animal to vegetable to mineral. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. The four seasons are strong centering forces in le quattro volte, frammartino evoking the cyclical nature of life on earth in unpredictably gripping ways. Director michelangelo frammartino was inspired by pythagoras belief in four fold transmigration of souls, but his film is far more physical than philosophical. Directed by michelangelo frammartino 2010 italy starring giuseppe fuda, bruno timpano, nazareno timpano le quattro volte is an ineffably beautiful meditation on the mysterious cycles of life. Le quattro volte is an ineffably beautiful meditation on the mysterious cycles of life. Since 2005 he has been teaching filmmaking at the university of bergamo. May 26, 2011 frammartino says he was given his film, and did not will it through my own preexisting idea. I wanted to hate this film for one reason or the other.