Der letzte Paradiso

This film changed from 2/10 to 8/10 because of the 2nd half of the film. It's like watching a cross of spaghetti western for moods, Bollywood for filmography, or Shakespearen play for scenes. I was so annoyed at the 1950s rural Italian chauvinism, but once past that I was expecting full on Godfather. It wasn't, but it was fun.

Cracking film with a wonderful cadence. This is not a film for everyone, judging by some of the negative reviews. This won't appeal to tiny minds and empty souls who may harbour a fondness for 'movies' with 'Avengers' somewhere in the title.

Watching this film made me feel what my father must have witnessed as an 8/9 yr old in Calabria. And l can confirm that this was as accurate as it can be, l know this because l was told as a young woman from the horse's mouth as they say. Young women being preyed just because they were poor and desperate.

Two of these women were family members of mine. One being my grandmother, my father's mother and the other my Aunt my mother's sister both, bore children from it!

The Italians suffered badly at the hands of greedy land owners and of course the Mafia! And to think these were the 50s not the dark ages. It makes me sad and angry to sit and watch what my father had to witness and many others the sufferance they had to endure.

Even though l had to watch this alone with my own feelings and thoughts, a good illustration of the times in southern Italy. The end was a bit fuzzy but l suppose With all the sufferance, they wanted to sugarcoat a bit with a happy ending. Concetta Gallo

Only for beautiful photography & scenery of Italy Rating this movie 5.. as for story line there was nothing worth watching even the ending was not satisfying .. a daily soap series crunched into a movie ..

A movie good enough for open minded people we're able to find on Netflix these days. We find quality acting. The movie is sometimes brutal. Original storytelling based on a true story ? The end is really weird though.