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My streaming gem: why you should watch Happy as Lazzaro

The latest in our series of writers highlighting underseen gems to stream is a recommendation for a surprising and magical Italian drama

The Italian hills have never looked less bucolic than in this strange, melancholy film. The terrain is harsh and unyielding; the sun unrelenting; the bone-dry ground dissolves into clouds of dust. A wolf stalks the land as darkness falls, and the local farmers scramble for the few available comforts to get them through the night: a functioning lightbulb, some anchovies, the final sips of wine left in the house.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32VLWQ6

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