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Directed By
Andrei Kravchuk
Written By:
Andrei Romanov
Cast:
Mariya Kuznetsova, Denis Moiseenko, Sasha Sirotkin, Andrei Yelizarov, Vladimir Shipov, Olga Shuvalova, Yuri Itskov, Rudolf Kuld, Kolya Spiridonov, Polina Vorobieva, Dima Zemlyanko, Nikolai Reutov, Dariya Lesnikova
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The Italian (2007)
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Not Christmas, but another miracle
It is not likely that I will find Andrei Kravchuk's first film, A Christmas Miracle< in my search for Christmas movies to get me in the spirit; but, his second film, and Russia's entry into the Oscar race is truly heartwarming and an outstanding sophomore venture for the new director.
Six-year-old Vanya (Kolya Spiridonov) is being adopted from a Russian orphanage by an Italian couple. While waiting, he comes across a mother looking for her son, who has long since been adopted. He decides to find his own mother and sets out to make this happen, even though he has already be "sold." Of course, the people who sold him are trying to find him as he journeys to find his mother. Six years old and off on a journey well beyond his years. Like so many children in the world he has to grow up too fast - most because of war or tragedy like Darfur.
You will be torn by what the children at the orphanage do to survive, and you will be heartened by the strangers who help him along the way. Most of all, you will find that there are some great movies out there that do not depend on CGI or excessive violence to entertain. This is certainly one of them.
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