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The Four Times

Human. Animal. Vegetable. Mineral.

2010 · 1h 28m · N/A Drama
Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino

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Overview

An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.

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All reviews
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The God's-eye view becomes mesmerizing when we stop insisting that the film flatter us and just enjoy a quiet ride on the cycle.

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh

I drifted pleasantly in its depths.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

Le Quattro Volte may sound like art-house tedium, but in fact it's a movie of grave beauty, serene pace and surprising humor.

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

Give Le Quattro Volte the patience it deserves, and you will be captivated by its stately rhythms, transfixed by its strange imagery, and moved by its sudden dramas. Don't, and you'll be bored to tears.

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh

If Dante hadn't already made classic use of the title, Michelangelo Frammartino's Le Quattro Volte could instead have been called The Divine Comedy.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star

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