Italian filmmaker Asia Argento has directed Misunderstood
(Incompresa), a fine depiction of a misunderstood adolescent girl,
growing up in 1984 Rome.
Aria (Giulia Salerno) is the 9-year-old
daughter of an Italian film star (Gabriel Garko) and a classical musician
(Charlotte Gainsbourg), who are both too narcissistic to care for each other
much less the child they had together. What
love they do have is given to the daughters each had from previous marriages.
When the volatile couple breaks up, Aria is
shuttled back and forth from mother to father, depending on their particular
whim. The only way the young girl can survey
is to eventually fantasize their caring.
But, that only leads to an attempted suicide attempt. Or, was that a fantasy, as well.
Although the above sounds dark, I must tell
you I had a smile on my face throughout. Giulia Salerno is a real find and she
and her friends, thanks to Argento, gave a wonderful depiction of children of
the ‘80s.
I give Misunderstood (Incompresa)
a 4 out of 5.
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