''Misunderstood'' ( it, Incompresa) is a 2014 Italian

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directed by

Asia Argento Asia Argento (; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with a ...

. It was selected to compete in the

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section at the

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Plot

Aria is the sensitive little daughter of a female concert pianist and an actor. Both neglect her in favour of their children from earlier relationships. Eventually she also has to face the fact that both parents are heading for a divorce.

Cast

Giulia Salerno Giulia may refer to: People * Giulia (given name) * Giulia (wrestler) (born 1994), English-born Italian-Japanese professional wrestler Places *Cappella Giulia, a chapel in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome * Friuli-Venezia Giulia (man), it, Friula ...

as Aria *

Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French musician Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon I ...

as Mother *

Gabriel Garko Dario Oliviero (born 12 July 1972), better known by his stage name Gabriel Garko, is an Italian actor and former fashion model. Actor in both film and television, he has appeared mainly on the small screen. He started his career at the end of 19 ...

as Father *

Gianmarco Tognazzi Gianmarco Tognazzi (born 11 October 1967) is an Italian actor. Life and career Born on 11 October 1967 in Rome, the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Franca Bettoia,Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . ...

as Dodo *

Justin Pearson Justin Pearson (born August 20, 1975) is a vocalist and bassist known for his music career, playing in a number of San Diego-based noise rock, punk and grindcore bands, as well as his record label Three One G Records. Starting off in the punk ...

as Ricky * Anna Lou Castoldi as Donatina *

Max Gazzè Max Gazzè (born 6 July 1967 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He is known for his high-pitched voice. He is also a member of the trio Fabi Silvestri Gazzè with Niccolò Fabi and Daniele Silvestri. Biography Max ...

as Manuel Ginori * Alice Pea as Angelica * Carolina Poccioni as Lucrezia *

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as The Penelopes (music band)

Reception

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, the film has an approval rating of 80% based on 15 critics, and the average rating is 6.7/10. Peter Sobczynski from ''

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'' gave it a 3.5 out of 4 stars, and wrote "An occasionally strange, occasionally brutal and occasionally lovely work that goes up on the shelf with 'The Ocean of Helena Lee' and 'Girlhood' as one of the more impressive coming-of-age tales of recent times." ''

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'' Adam Nayman gave it a C+, and stated "The ostensible boldness of ''Misunderstood'' is undermined by the sense that it's also pandering-that its view of childhood as a bourgeois horror-show is at least as salable on the art-house circuit as it is authentic to its creator's experiences."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Misunderstood 2014 films 2014 drama films Italian drama films 2010s Italian-language films Films directed by Asia Argento Films about children Films about dysfunctional families Films set in Rome Films set in 1984