Michelangelo Frammartino (‘The Four Times’) captures the intricacies of exploring one of the world's deepest caves.
A shepherd sits on the edge of a mountain, where the slate-gray stones meet the deep, verdant grass. Lush trees, whose branches dance in the wind, surround him. Every day, the old man watches cows graze at the foot of the mountain. Call it a ritual. His wrinkled and stubbly face marks the passage of time. Occasionally, his donkey joins him.
So beginsEleven years after his last feature,, a philosophical meditation on a goatherd’s life, Frammartino returns with this quiet study of a dangerous exploratory effort. This film, which feels more like an extended art installation than a full-blown cinematic narrative, might not completely satisfy viewers who have been eagerly awaiting the filmmaker’s latest project.
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