SYNOPSIS/PLOT: Le Quattro Volte (The Four Times) is an ineffably beautiful meditation on the mysterious cycles of life. Set in Italy's mountainous region of Calabria, it traces the path of one goat-herder's soul, as it passes from human to animal to vegetable to mineral. Director Michelangelo Frammartino was inspired by Pythagoras' belief in ''four-fold transmigration'' of souls, but his film is far more physical than philosophical. In gorgeous long takes he captures the daily routines of the herder, a baby goat, an imperious tree and a humble charcoal kiln. Plus there is a scene-stealing cameo from a stubborn sheepdog, who hilariously interrupts an Easter Procession. Working as both a spiritual investigation and a documentary of Calabrian life, Le Quattro Volte's placid surface hides a complex understanding of humanity. Everything is connected in Frammartino's sublimely mystical universe, in which he finds both humor and pathos in the hypnotic rhythms of everyday life.
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'Le Quattro Volte'. A highly unique film, exemplifying the visual medium of communication, documenting life moving from one form to another, in a town mostly untouched by the modern world, with large doses of humour thrown in! |
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█ " Le quattro volte (original title) " █
█ " Four Times (2010) " [ International title ] █
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█ File Size.......: 1.45 GB (1/3 DVD5) █
█ Duration........: 01:28:00 █
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█ Video Format....: H264 (x264 rev.2216M) █
█ SA: HP @ Level 4.1 █
█ Format: MKV █
█ Video Bitrate...: 1982 Kbps █
█ Framerate ..........: 23.976 FPS █
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█ Resolution.......: 720 x 576 (Anamorphic, displayed at 1067×576) █
█ Aspect Ratio.......: 1.85 █
█ SUBTITLES.......: No subtitles options are given, or needed. █
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█ Language:There is no discernable dialogue in the film whatsoever. █
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█ Audio Codec.....: AC3 (6 channels) █
█ Audio Bitrate...: 384 kb/s (From TrueHD) █
█ Sampling Rate: 48 KHz █
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█ IMDb Rating.....:7.1/10 (1,610 votes) █
█ Source..........: Bluray / Untouched █
█ The Four Times / Le Quattro Volte (2010) Blu-ray 1080p AVC TrueHD 5.1 █
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Beautiful reflection upon the paradoxes of life and death. Perhaps not for everyone but recommended anyway.
