The random accidents and incidents that shape individual destinies provide the structure and rationale for this slight, likeable film. Director, writer, and star Maurizio Nichetti is best known for his 1989 send-up of neo-realism, THE ICICLE THIEF; STEFANO QUANTESTORIE is not as formally
audacious as the earlier film, but it has some of the same loopy charm.
Stefano (Nichetti) is a pleasant young man at a turning point; his life could take any of six different directions, each of which is explored in turn. Chiara (Amanda Sandrelli), a toymaker, tells some children a fairy tale that never quite gets going. After they leave, she tunes in a radio
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Released:
1994
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins