Looking for Alibrandi (film review)

Looking for Alibrandi comes alive due to the performance of Pia Miranda as the teenager struggling to come to some understanding of herself. She is vibrant and totally charming as Josie, and she is forced to carry the greatest weight in this film. Yet on her shoulders it seems no burden at all; she is up to every challenge thrown her way. – The character of Nonna, played by Elena Colta, was also well achieved. It

I think the biggest flaw of the film is the fact that it was completely missing some characters, and that there was so much turn around with the scenes. For a person who has read the book ‘Looking for Alibrandi’, the film would be some what of a disappointment. Lee (Josie’s friend) and Ivy (The school-captain) both appear as significant characters in the book. In the film they don’t exist, alternatively the character of Ivy is played by Carly, they have made one character into two. And Lee just simply doesn’t exist. I assume this fact only portrays one obvious reason why such measures have been taken: to reduce costs. I consider this isn’t very good for the film itself, in my eyes it situates it on a lower level. – The structure of the scenes in the film is not very well done. For example Josie and Jacob only get together after John Barton’s death. The book reads different. They are together long before his death. Some readers don’t appreciate this change, and I am undeniably one of them. I was looking forward to watching a film which would show me a similar depiction v

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