Year: 2011
Duration: 01:46:55
Directed by: Matteo Rovere
Actors: Andrea Bosca, Miriam Giovanelli, Claudio Santamaria, Michele Riondino
Language: Italian
Country: Italy
Also known as: Drifters
Review:
The Italian title is “Gli sfiorati,” incorrectly traduced as “The Drifters.” The verb “sfiorare” means to touch lightly, to brush against, to caress, to lick (another meaning, explained in the movie, has to do with graphology). A secondary meaning is to deflower.
The subject of incest is in fact viewed with a light touch here. The point of view (common to many recent Italian movies) is cheerfully amoral. Incest is seen as just a bit of naughtiness, even if aggravated by the systematic seduction of one sibling by the other and by the perhaps unwitting facilitation by the parents.
As for the film itself, production values are high, direction is brisk and acting excellent by all concerned. However, it is difficult to give it a rating on the only basis of quality given the subject and the way it is treated.
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Y’know, I’ve never quite gotten that one. How is sex with a *step*sister “incest”? There’s no DNA connection, so it’s not incest. There’s nothing inherently wrong with it.
It’s not necessarily a good psychological thing if one or both of them is particularly young, but … 17? It’s of legal question but that’s much more a fad of the moment than anything of historical comparison. That used to be an “old maid” a couple hundred years ago, so it’s hardly a ridiculously early age now, esp. if she’s the aggressor…
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They both have the same father, so they are half brother and half sister.
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The review that accompanies this film was completely useless to me. It does not help me in any way to decide whether or not I wish to watch this movie. If this was an exception to the rule, then I would not have added this note. However, IMHO a significant number of the movie reviews on this wonderful site appear to have been written for an audience that consists solely of professional movie critics. The reviews here are frequently vague and ambiguous. The reviewers should prioritize composing an accurate and concise synopsis over generating these pretentious rambling essays.