Errare human um est. As to Moravia, this film was his favorite among the adaptations from his novels. ( Interview Moravia & Maselli in the 60s , extra in Italian DVD edition) . Somewhere between Antonioni & Visconti , both friends of him, Francesco Maselli is a great director ("Gli Sbandati" & "I Delfini") and a master of elegance as only an Italian can be . This is specially true in this masterpiece , "Gli indifferent" , a fabulous director with a fabulous crew , to begin with the soundtrack ( Fusco, Antonioni's composer ) , the cinematography ( Di Venanzo who astonished Antonioni , again, in the Ritz scene ), the montage ( R. Mastroianni), a marvelous C. Cardinale , Tomas Milian flying as high as Marlon Brando + Winters, P. Godard & Steiger so credible that you would never suspect they are not Italian, should you simply ignore or forget who they are in the real life.( By the way , one goes to the movies to forget a bit about "real" life , doesn't he ?. Definitely , a masterpiece ; Italian version compulsory , company of both former titles of trilogy highly recommended . My personal rating : 1. Gli indifferent , 1964 . 2. Gli Sbandati ( Glorious Lucia Bose ), 1955 . 3 . I Delfini , 1960, which is superb . Maselli's opus awaits urgent DVD releases ,e.g Il Sospetto to mention just one and notwithstanding his documentaries. Ave.
Review of Time of Indifference
