The Wonders

A family of beekeepers living in the Tuscan countryside finds their household disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenage boy and a reality TV show’s intent of showcasing the family. Following the thematic line of the debutant Corpo Celeste (2011), this is a coming of age film and an intimate portrait of the intricate dynamics of family life.

Duration: 110
Production year: 2014
Country: Italy
Subtitles: min Subtitles PT

Grand Prix - Cannes Film Festival 2014

Alice Rohrwacher

Leading figure in Italian auteur cinema, Alice Rohrwacher studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Turin. She wrote and directed her first fiction feature film Corpo Celeste in 2011, which screened at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, and was awarded the Nastro d'Argento Prize. In 2014, Rohrwacher presented her second feature film The Wonders at the main Competition in Cannes. The film won the Grand Prix, establishing her as a major director of the new generation of trans-Alpine filmmakers. Her latest film, Happy as Lazzaro (2018), has also premiered in Cannes’ Competition, and has been internationally acclaimed by the critics and the public.

Original title: Le Meraviglie

Alice Rohrwacher

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