Luchetti and his cast build their mystery with great delicacy and style, by turns absorbing the viewer in the drama of the moment and holding them at a glassy remove.

The Ties, which Luchetti adapted from a Domenico Starnone novel, is so concerned with its big picture... that it largely neglects to explicate the feelings of its characters, even when they're, say, melodramatically leaping out of windows.

It's like the Italian version of Marriage Story, only stretched out over 40 years.

Alba Rohrwacher [is] one of the best European actresses right now. [Full review in Spanish]