Dreams from Strangers

Dreams from Strangers

Romance

49%

Dreams from Strangers

Dreams from Strangers

Overview:

New anti-gay laws have just been approved in Russia. After a competition in St. Petersburg, Italian swimmer Massimo meets a Russian of his own age, Vladimir, working as an interpreter for the delegation of which Massimo is a member. The two men fall in love, but they will have to face the cultural barriers between them, as well as old and new macho stereotypes.

Director:

Roberto Cuzzillo

Status:

Released

Language:

Italian

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

gay theme

Cast

Giuseppe Claudio Insalaco

~ as ~

Massimo

Daniel De Rossi

~ as ~

Vladimir

Walter Lo Piccolo

~ as ~

Attacker

Enrico Nasi

~ as ~

Attacker

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CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
5

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This is a curiously indistinct film with a serious message remarkably well hidden within. It centres around swimmer "Massimo" (Giuseppe Claudio Insalaco) who comes to Russia amidst an increasing, state-sponsored, intolerance of homosexuality. Here he alights on "Vladimir" (Daniel De Rossi) after a competition in St. Petersburg. The latter man is their interpreter but it's fairly clear he is quickly more than that to "Massimo". What now follows is a story of a risky romance, peppered with what appears to be rather randomly selected archive of varying stages of the development of the Russian/Soviet and Italian states. These images rather clutter up the message of what is going on in Russia as we watch this film, and of how this intolerance is affecting the two men. It is almost as if director Roberto Cuzzillo isn't quite sure how to tell the story that he clearly wants to tell, and, I guess - the story that we are watching to appreciate. The last few scenes are rather brutally potent, but for the most part this is a rather disappointing meander of a film that tries hard, as do the actors, but that just falls between two stools rather faintly.