Knowing nothing about this other than it featured Valeria Bruni Tedeschi that was all that was needed to sell it to me. I've known, admired, and probably been a little in love with Valeria for several years on the strength of her performances in things like Marion Vernoux's Rien a faire and here, once again she is back to what she does best, playing fragile and vulnerable and beautiful with it. By pure coincidence I got hold of a DVD of her third film as writer-director-actress Un Château en Italie on the same day I watched this so I got a double shot of Tedeschi. Although I went for Tedeschi the film wasn't exactly chopped liver; okay, derivative, with more than a touch of the Rashomon's about it as a tragic accident is seen through the eyes of several protagonists with the truth that has eluded us revealed in the final segment. Along the way there are swipes at Ponzi schemes in all but name, capitalist societies, the dark side of Italian life just for starters. Certainly holds the interest.
Review of Human Capital
