Review: A Sweeping Family Saga
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2013
A young man, head of a loving, hard working farm family in Italy, imposes self-exile after a dalliance that ruined the family. His journey takes him to Montana and Illinois where he makes a new life for himself, including a new family. His Italian family seeks him out, expressing forgiveness and wanting his return. He never gets the message. In Italy, his family struggles through the war with mother and son active in the resistance movement. A twin sister goes the other way, falling in love with a German officer. Tragedy on both sides of the ocean brings the family together again and despite a seemingly happy ending, the characters are left wondering what might have been if... .