Gomorrah

We went to see Gomorra this evening. Sad, touching, brutal and frightening. As is often the case, the Cannes jury didn't pick an easy film as the best picture this year.

I'm glad I recently did Sopranos marathons, because I was better able to tolerate the violence, and because it made that NJ mafia look warm and fuzzy.

In Gomorrah the director did a great job of developing empathy for several characters, in particular the two young punks who have more testosterone than brains, the couture foreman, and the older money man. The best was probably the young Tito, although waste management situation was also pretty incredible.

Hard movie, but very good.