Happy as Lazzaro

Original title: Lazzaro felice

2018
PG-13
2h 8m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

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An unceasingly kind Italian peasant and his family are blatantly exploited by a tobacco baroness.An unceasingly kind Italian peasant and his family are blatantly exploited by a tobacco baroness.An unceasingly kind Italian peasant and his family are blatantly exploited by a tobacco baroness.

Director
- Alice Rohrwacher
Writers
- Alice Rohrwacher
- Carmela Covino
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

22K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Alice Rohrwacher
Writers
- Alice Rohrwacher
- Carmela Covino
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 18 wins & 51 nominations

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Trivia
Adriano Tardiolo (Lazzaro) was scouted in a public high school in Orvieto, closing a search that involved more than a thousand other boys of the same age. Adriano had never done any acting before, but he was convinced to accept the role after getting to know Alice Rohrwacher.

Quotes
Marchesa Alfonsina De Luna: Human beings are like animals. Set them free and they realize they are slaves locked in their own misery. Right now, they suffer, but they don't know. I exploit them, they exploit that poor man. It's a chain reaction that can't be stopped.

Connections
Featured in The Story of Film: A New Generation (2021)

Soundtracks
Dreams (Will Come Alive)
Written by Martin Boer, Bobby Boer and D-Rock
Performed by Martin Boer, Bobby Boer, D-Rock and Désirée Manders

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Featured review

9/10

A good one!

Lazzaro is a symbolic character in this Film. With the eyes of an innocent, kindhearted child he connects two worlds-two parts of the story. Lives of enslaves tabaco growers are difficult, manual labor is hard, food is scarce and living arrangements are appalling. Yet, their lives are socially structured, they maintain cultural traditions, live in a beautiful natural environment, eat " real" bread, drink real wine, take care of each other and maintain good spirit. What happens next is heart wrenching, but reflective of today's reality. Good intention pave a road to hell they say. Chips for a meal anyone?