The Wind Blows Round

The Wind Blows Round

Directed by Giorgio Diritti

Produced by Aranciafilm, Imago Orbis

2006110 min7.0 / 10

A quietly melancholic portrait of a utopian dream meeting rural reality, where idealism and community warmth gradually give way to suspicion and conflict.

The aging, conservative population of a small, sleepy village in the Italian Alps are surprised to see that a former French professor has settled there with his young wife and their three children to produce goat cheese, in order to escape the wrongs of civilization. At first they are suspicious of his unconventional ideas and lifestyle, then are conquered by the enthusiasm, kindness, helpfulness of the young family and start to see in them a possible rebirth of the place. But little by little misunderstandings, envy and conflicts take over.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Wind Blows Round violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Wind Blows Round easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is The Wind Blows Round sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Wind Blows Round scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does The Wind Blows Round end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise63

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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