Mine Vaganti

Loose Cannons is a beautiful movie about a young gay man in a large, loving and eccentric Southern Italian family. His plan to free himself from the family pasta business by coming out as gay misfires early in the movie, and the remaining ninety minutes cover how his dilemma is resolved.But this is far, far more than a coming-out movie. Themes of life and death and immortality and family and love lost and found run like deep, rich rivers of life throughout the story, and it is astonishing how much emotional ground is covered so effectively in just one movie. Each one of the dozen or so highly differentiated characters is fully and richly developed, and not one of them is short-changed or stereotyped.I got Loose Cannons because I have loved the earlier works of Ferzan Ozpetec, particularly  His Secret Life , Facing Windows , Sacred Heart , and - most of all -  Saturn in Opposition , but Loose Cannons surpasses them all. Each of its predecessors had minor flaws and occasional weak moments, but Loose Cannons has none.As usual in his movies, photography, sets and music are highly original and perfectly fitted to the story: if it were a silent movie it would be beautiful just to look at; if it were a radio program it would be delightful just to listen to. This is the first of his movies to integrate a significant amount of comedy into his usually serious but highly imaginative dramas, and he does it expertly; I laughed out loud almost as often as I wept with delight.This movie is a masterpiece. I cannot imagine how a better movie could ever be made, but Ozpetec is young still, so I am confident he will do it somehow. I can say without any reservation at all that this is the best movie I have ever seen.(In Italian with excellent English subtitles, but the Italian DVD available as of May 2011 has no subtitles for the extensive extra materials.)

The core theme of this film is: Though there is a price to pay, follow your own star. This is not new. However, what is new here is the way in which this theme is told, the richness and layers of detail of the storytelling and the beautiful way in which the film was made. If you like the cinematography in Bertolucci films (e.g., Stealing Beauty, Last Emperor), that golden, magic light of a day's closing in Tuscany, you will love the cinematography here. The trailer for this movie does not do justice to the depth, detail, twists and turns of the story in the film. The trailer would lead you to believe this is a comedic romp. There is comedy, but it is not the heart of the film. There are excellent performances by all of the actors in this film, I didn't detect a false moment anywhere. The campy parts may be a bit stereotypical and over-the-top and perhaps not "true to life," but the heart of the movie is so beautifully executed, you can forgive these lapses.

This a fresh breath of air in the genre of gay cinema. Too often we are left with cliche movies about the gay "scene" and we don't see films like this reflecting real life experiences of coming out to family and friends. I can't think of anything I hate or even dislike about this movie. The camera work was superb. The setting was amazing. The actors and actress' brought these characters to life which shows their skill and talent. I was convinced that everyone was who they portrayed. Even the "eye candy" was shown with grace and style and never overpowered the story or scene. The comedy woven into the story was perfect. As a gay man I would proudly show this to anyone I know even the ones who don't necessarily support the gay community. There is nothing overwhelming in it that I should cause any concern for those wanting to show this to a younger or teenage audience. Can't wait to see more films by this talented crew!

The characters and plot lines are fresh and tasteful. The idea of personal responsibility to self and family is universal, and this could have been hugely dark or overly melodramatic. This is, instead, a pleasant movie.

This film is Ferzan Oezpetek's cinematic masterpiece! The movie is a funny, deeply moving, exploration of the lives of various members of the Cantone family as they all try to cope with the day-to-day business of living their lives. The characters are both pitch-perfect and larger-than-life. Though the film touches, tangentially, on LGBT themes, the film is really dealing with deeper questions: What does it mean to be a family? What does it mean to be a lover, a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a man? These are all questions worth considering and the film will help you do that. Enjoy it!

This was an interesting movie that drew me in and involved with the story. It was more of a drama than a comedy as supposed by the trailer. This gay themed movie involved a very homophobic father who had two sons whom he wanted to take over the family business. Both sons were gay and the story presented how they were able to confront the father in their individual ways in order to live the life they wanted with neither interested in the family business. The younger son was the central character and it was easy to empathize with his role and how it played out.

I can't remember when I last laughed so heartily while watching a movie alone. This film was a delight and it's innate silliness and outrageous scenes explored some of the foibles of the reactions of people to their individual circumstances, their judgments about what others might think or do "if they find out" led to some comical dynamics. It was an example of a movie just for the fun of it. Let down your guard, put up your volume and clean your glasses, then settle in on a cold, snowy night for some human warmth.

As an out gay man (for decades), I was eager to see this "comedy" import. I have no idea why this depressing melodrama is getting positive reviews, truly. The director already made a downbeat gay film a few years ago, and seems determined to have people behaving in 1960's style bias in modern day films. An wealthy Italian family acting like this? The three queens seen was stupid. Acting throughout broad and aggressively unfunny to me. Ugh!

Hola!Es una película preciosa, delicada,.. <los actores son buenisimos, encantadores todos.. la música te va a encantar. Ha sido un placer verla.Te la recomiendo. La descubrí porque nos pusieron un fragmento en la EOI y me interesó tanto que la busqué y ecco!!

Article arrivé très rapidement par rapport au délai prévu, dans un emballage extrêmement soigné. DVD tel que décrit par le vendeur, neuf sous blister, le disque donc sans une tache ni griffure : compliments au vendeur ! Excellent achat pour un superbe film, à découvrir absolument.

Muy buena película para su género. Es real pero no grotesca a a a a a a a a a a a

In this film (whose original title is Mine Vaganti), the story takes place in Lecce, capital of Puglia, located in the heel of Italy. Tomasso Cantone (Riccardo Scamarcio), a novelist, returns home to his pasta-making family to announce he's gay. Sadly, his own brother Antonio, who manages the family business, gets in first to announce he's gay too. The father has a heart attack, Antonio is banished and Tomasso must take over the family business.In short, it's a touching, sentimental comic look at life today.Director Ferzan Özpetek has done well here, revealing deep emotions in broad strokes. The cast performs nicely, the story is reasonably amusing and there are a few memorable scenes. Well worth watching.

Eigentlich ist es grundsätzlich schwer bis unmöglich, Rezensionen für Filme, CDs oder Bücher zu schreiben. Wie soll man ein Produkt rezensieren, bei dem so viel vom Geschmack abhängt? Man kann kaum dieselben Kriterien an ein Kunstwerk anlegen, wie das bei einem Staubsauger oder bei einer Kaffeemaschine der Fall ist. Ich möchte es bei diesem Film trotzdem versuchen, weil er es meiner Meinung nach verdient, positiv bewertet und empfohlen zu werden.Man kann schon bei der Aufmachung anfangen. Der Film kommt in seiner Verpackung daher wie zig andere seichte Liebes- und Unterhaltungsfilme aus Hollywood und ähnlichen Produktionsstätten. Und wenn ich ehrlich bin, habe ich ihn auch in einer Laune bestellt, in der ich eher für Popcornkino zu haben war, denn für Problemkino. Ich war dann allerdings sehr angetan von dem, was ich zu sehen bekam. Seicht ist dieser Film überhaupt nicht. Der hier zur Darstellung kommende Kontrast von Homosexualität und provinzieller Kleinkariertheit bietet einfach keinen Stoff für dahinfließenden Ablachhumor ohne Nährwert. Der Film ist auf eine angenehme Art ernsthaft und nachdenklich.Dabei erliegt er aber nicht der Gefahr, eine doch schon sehr abgenutzte Thematik im Klischee erstarren zu lassen. Er geht noch einen Schritt weiter und verbindet das Geschick mehrerer Generationen in Form einer extrem schönen filmischen Erzählung, bei der deutlich wird, was aus Lügen wird, die vor Generationen begonnen haben und in deren Fängen sich plötzlich ein homosexueller Mensch der Gegenwart wiederfindet.In seiner bildlichen Umsetzung verbindet der Film diese Generationen meisterhaft und zwingt einen dazu, ihn mehr als nur einmal zu sehen. Ich weiß nicht, wie oft ich ihn bis jetzt gesehen habe.Trotz seiner Ernsthaftigkeit ist dieser Film aber kein Film, der einen depressiv verstimmt, weil er einen mit der Schwere anderer Existenzen belastet und in Grübeleien zurück lässt. Er gibt dem Zuschauer sehr wohl die Gelegenheit, sich immer wieder zurückzulehen und Distanz zu finden. Denn auch dieser Film hat seine heiteren Momente. Somit ist er in seiner Tiefsinnigkeit durchaus mit "Zimt und Koriander" oder "Chocolat" vergleichbar. Man darf aber auch mal schmunzeln wie bei "Notting Hill" oder "... und dann kam Polly".Kurzum: Dieser Film kann einen verändern, behandelt einen dabei aber mit Nachsicht. Das macht ihn für mich wertvoll.