“Diciannove” zig-zags tumultuously with Leonardo’s erratic moods and impulses, bringing him no dewy life lessons or self-realisations — just the irregular fragments of knowledg...
Arriving in London, he’s greeted by his older sister Arianna (Vittoria Planeta, wonderful) as one prison escapee might complicitly welcome another. (Credit to DP Massimiliano Kuveiller for captu...
It’s a victory for personal autonomy, but that’s not to say Leonardo’s life will simply slot into place from here on out. He’s still insecure and socially ungainly, and soon en...
Nothing much is resolved by the end of “Diciannove,” just as nothing much is resolved when you finally leave teendom for your twenties. Leonardo may be distracted by exams and cruising app...