The Eight Mountains (2022)
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An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.
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... Pietro Guasti
... Bruno Guglielmina
... Pietro (as a child)
... Bruno (as a child)
... Lara
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"Pietro" (a scene stealing Lupo Barbiero) is a young boy taken by his mother from their home in Turin to a small mountain village where amongst the dozen or so residents he befriends "Bruno" (Cristiano Sassella). The latter boy lives with his cheese-making uncle, content to follow in his footsteps. After a few trips, the visiting family decide to offer "Bruno" an opportunity for education in the city, but when that comes a cropper the two boys become a bit estranged not just from each other, but "Pietro" from his dad (Filippo Timi) too. It is only when his father dies that "Pietro" (now Luca Marinelli) returns to the mountain where he is reintroduced to "Bruno" (Alessandro Borghi) and advised that his father has left him a ramshackle cottage high above the snow line. The two set about restoring this ruin and simultaneously rediscover their friendship. What now ensues is a throughly engaging story of two men reconciling their similarities and their differences. The one content to live as his predecessors had, the other restless and ill-focussed. The treacherous mountain is but one of the challenges the men face as they grow older and world-wearier. The narrative also illustrates just how tough subsistence living - especially in any traditional sense - can be, and at times the despair is palpable. That said, there is plenty of understated joy here, too. This isn't a depressing watch, it's actually quite an illuminating and uplifting one that I really did enjoy for just shy of the 2½ hours running time. The acting is good, the writing is plausible and the photography: the drones are put to great effect bringing us the beauty and hostility of this enthralling environment. It's a film about friendship and integrity, this - warts and all - and it also warns us of the dangers to rural livelihoods if left unsupported and neglected by society at large - especially those urban amongst us, safely ensconced behind our double gazing. Thought-provoking with a characterful richness - well worth settling down to watch.
Writer:
Felix van Groeningen (Screenplay)
Charlotte Vandermeersch (Screenplay)
Paolo Cognetti (Novel)
Mirella Cheeseman (Script Editor)
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Release Date:
2022-12-21
Run Time:
147 min
Reviews of
The Eight Mountains
"Pietro" (a scene stealing Lupo Barbiero) is a young boy taken by his mother from their home in Turin to a small mountain village where amongst the dozen or so residents he befriends "Bruno" (Cristiano Sassella). The latter boy lives with his cheese-making uncle, content to follow in his footsteps. After a few trips, the visiting family decide to offer "Bruno" an opportunity for education in the city, but when that comes a cropper the two boys become a bit estranged not just from each other, but "Pietro" from his dad (Filippo Timi) too. It is only when his father dies that "Pietro" (now Luca Marinelli) returns to the mountain where he is reintroduced to "Bruno" (Alessandro Borghi) and advised that his father has left him a ramshackle cottage high above the snow line. The two set about restoring this ruin and simultaneously rediscover their friendship. What now ensues is a throughly engaging story of two men reconciling their similarities and their differences. The one content to live as his predecessors had, the other restless and ill-focussed. The treacherous mountain is but one of the challenges the men face as they grow older and world-wearier. The narrative also illustrates just how tough subsistence living - especially in any traditional sense - can be, and at times the despair is palpable. That said, there is plenty of understated joy here, too. This isn't a depressing watch, it's actually quite an illuminating and uplifting one that I really did enjoy for just shy of the 2½ hours running time. The acting is good, the writing is plausible and the photography: the drones are put to great effect bringing us the beauty and hostility of this enthralling environment. It's a film about friendship and integrity, this - warts and all - and it also warns us of the dangers to rural livelihoods if left unsupported and neglected by society at large - especially those urban amongst us, safely ensconced behind our double gazing. Thought-provoking with a characterful richness - well worth settling down to watch.
This is an amazing and captivating study of the personal growth two men and their relationship over a forty-year period. It's never boring, in spite of the film length. The pacing is just perfect for the unfolding of kind of deep love that humans may have for each other.
"In certain lives, there are mountains to which we may never return. That in lives like his and mine, you cannot go back to the mountain that is in the center of all the rest, and at the beginning of your own story. And that wandering around the eight mountains is all that remains."
I'm sorry that I didn't read the book first. I read the preface, and Poalo Cognetti's writing style is poetic and flowing. At some point, I'll read it anyway. THIS is a good example of an award-winning book made into an award-winning film.
Cast & Crew of
The Eight Mountains
Cast
... Pietro Guasti
... Bruno Guglielmina
... Pietro (as a child)
... Bruno (as a child)
... Lara
... Pietro (as a teenager)
... Asmi
... Francesca Guasti
... Giovanni Guasti
... Barbara
... Sonia
... Luigi, Bruno's uncle
... Bruno (as a teenager)
... Pablo
... Massimo
... Anita
... Bruno's father
... Woman with goats
... Refuge guardian
... Friend at the party
... Mother's friend
... Roommates Turin
... Roommates Turin
... Guest houses Nepal
... Guest houses Nepal
... Tourist Nepal
... Tourist Nepal
... Rescuer
... Rescuer
... Rescuer
Crew
... Editor
... Visual Effects
... Screenplay
... Director
... First Assistant Camera
... Screenplay
... Director
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Casting
... Casting Director
... Sound Mixer
... Second Assistant Director
... Executive Producer
... Producer
... Producer
... Production Manager
... Executive Producer
... Sound Editor
... Assistant Director
... Foley Artist
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Script Supervisor
... Sound Effects Editor
... Sound Editor
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Producer
... Line Producer
... Publicist
... Gaffer
... Colorist
... Electrician
... Sound Editor
... Production Design
... Production Designer
... Standby Property Master
... Visual Effects Producer
... Production Assistant
... Assistant Camera
... Boom Operator
... Digital Compositor
... First Assistant "B" Camera
... Sound Effects Editor
... Digital Compositor
... Unit Manager
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Key Grip
... Assistant Editor
... Additional Editor
... Graphic Designer
... Second Assistant "B" Camera
... First Assistant Director
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Novel
... Drone Pilot
... Drone Operator
... Boom Operator
... Production Accountant
... Supervising Producer
... Visual Effects
... Compositing Supervisor
... Assistant Production Design
... First Assistant "A" Camera
... First Assistant Director
... Drone Pilot
... Second Assistant Camera
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Digital Compositor
... Painter
... Assistant Makeup Artist
... Key Hair Stylist
... Production Manager
... Production Manager
... Transportation Captain
... Additional Third Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... Concept Artist
... Set Designer
... Assistant Set Decoration
... Assistant Set Decoration
... Music Editor
... Digital Compositor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Second Assistant Camera
... Second Assistant Camera
... Focus Puller
... Second Assistant Camera
... Drone Operator
... Drone Pilot
... Video Assist Operator
... Camera Operator
... Steadicam Operator
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Assistant Location Manager
... Line Producer
... Title Designer
... Stunt Coordinator
... Script Editor
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The Eight Mountains
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