The Taviani brothers have learned to fuse political commitment and artistic commitment into stylized passion. Their film Padre Padrone has the beauty of anger that is channelled and disciplined without losing intensity.

Padre Padrone seems a botched opportunity at a great emotional experience, a potential but unrealized classic.

It is a direct and moving film that doesn't overwhelm with its abstraction, rather it excites with its visceral impact. [Full review in Spanish]

You don't need to belong to the new school of philosophy to see that the Tavianis' brand of optimism would be just a little ridiculous if there wasn't a chance that one day (if not already) we may have to take it seriously.