Medley - Brandelli di scuola (2000) Reviews

• Interesting...

  whammy6662006-05-02

  This was, to say the least, an interesting film. I saw the trailer and thought it looked awesome and immediately bought it. Do I regret it? Not at all. I just thought it would be a little better. My main problem with the movie is it really has no plot...it seems like a bunch of scattered scenes in a movie. THe movie is still enjoyable, however, and has some very humorous spots. A scene where a bike suddenly becomes a motorcycle which suddenly becomes a car is a highlight of the film. This film is much better after seeing the interview with the director. The writer director says how he made this film to release all the teacher's and the student's feelings about school. I find that to be a pretty interesting idea. The film carried out this idea well, but it could of been better. Another main problem was some of the scenes in the trailer were absent from the film, I found that odd. At any rate, the gore is pretty good, and it is certainly original, so I'd say give it a shot.

• Enjoyable

  lazy812001-01-17

  Made with little average but a lot of ideas, this film is not bad. It's a kind of gore-parody of the students life in Italy, where teachers are often obtuse and sadists. Certainly, it's bad acted by many personages (many, not all) but altogether it's good. Gore scenes are well realized and some episodes are enjoyable. Director (Gionata Zarantonello) and the best actor of the film (Ulisse Lendaro) are young and I think they will make good things. 7 of 10

• Frightening and superb.

  Ton_O2006-07-10

  The DVD-audio-commentary for this film could be seen as a bonus to LloydKaufman's brilliant movie-school in a box "Make your own damn movie", as it explains in detail how this very cheaply made film was conceived,without being boring for even a second. But, that is only the commentary track by director Gionata Zarantonello, who indeed made a masterpiece that shows many times it's budget. Through his innovative way of shooting, using his actors and making use of the extraordinary locations he created a beautiful dreamlike film that takes the viewer away to a horrifying world of violence and abuse that everybody who has had a less-than-ideal time in school will immediately recognize. This seems to be sounding a bit paradoxical, but in the terrors shown and old wounds being ripped open again the recognition of someone in far away Italy showing exactly all these things you were never able to explain satisfyingly to anyone in such beautiful images makes for one of the finest cinematic experiences I ever encountered.