I had this movie on my UPC recorder ever since last August 2012. I never watched it because it takes almost 4 hrs and I knew it is an important movie, one that I would love to watch alone.
Mafalda di Savoia is a movie about a real person, Italian princess, daughter of Victor Emmanuel III, who married Philip of Hesse and hemce she because really involved in politics at the eve of nazi era in Europe, even if she did not really want it.
Although hell of war in the background this movie is at first a movie about a life of a woman, her commitment to her family, her husband despite all odds and finally to her children.
Stefania Rocca portrays her in an absolutely genial way, to the extent I wonder why she was never nominated to ANY award for this work. For a person who admitted in many interviews that she had to learn great deal about the princess because she knew nothing about her before being asked to become Mafalda in the movie, creation was genial.
But also Hary Prinz who plays Rudiger, her greatest antagonist who after years of male pursuit and her constant rejection becomes a master of her life and death in the concentration camp, is a genial actor.
Another one whom I would give an award if I could would be Franco Castellano for the role of doctor Maggio, Italian socialist who in the end would do his best to save the princess.
My favorite scene of this movie? I have 3 of them.
One is when Mafalda prefers to bath with her children already dressed in a ballroom gown cause this seems more fun than joining her husband for a party with Adolf Hitler.
Another one when she saves a Jewish girl risking being shot on the spot.
And another one when she falls to the feet of Rudiger, never giving up her pride for herself, but not hesitating if she knows this way she can save doctor Maggio.
I will not write spoilers here. This is a must watch for those who like good movies.
Doctor Maggio
Last but not least- costumes and makeup in the movie are really perfect.
Does it have any downsides, if it supposed to be critisism?
Hmmm.... maybe Buchenwald should be shown more drastically. But it is, believe me, drastic enough.
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Mafalda di Savoia - Il coraggio di una principessa 2006
For those who speak Italian: http://www.amazon.ca/Weber-morte-Mafalda-Savoia-Buchenwald/dp/8845256413
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