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Though generally well-made and reasonably diverting, Tornatore’s epic account of a Sicilian boy’s life, from his impoverished childhood in Mussolini’s fascist Italy through his rise through the ranks of the local branch of the Communist party to his raising of his own family, is a rather sketchy, sentimental, and rushed-feeling film, which may have worked better as a several part mini-series, as there is enough incident and history to fill ten hours of screen time. Iain.Stott
