Love & Reality

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2017)

This is one of the sweetest coming of age movies in recent years. I very much enjoyed it, much of it reminiscent of my own youthful years in the Mediterranean. The style of the movie is European clearly, and I was amazed by the fact that both director and actors were able to express this in so many levels. The hot silent days of the summer were very well expressed on the day by day. The slower pace of living life enjoying the moment enjoying the view away from the rush of communication through our modern smart phones and internet was greatly expressed and gave a sense of nostalgia. The core love story is just as sweet as it is sad. The touch and go by the main protagonists the apparent calm period and then the climactic engagement of a loving relationship which inevitably comes to an abrupt end, was just so touching and real. The movie expresses very well the reality of such relationships in the time that it is set, the 80's. Definitely a must watch, two thumbs up for me!