Toni is a refined art director from downtown Rome.
Both men have spent decades living heterosexual lives, raising families within specific social expectations.
The film questions whether personal happiness (the "delight" or delizia ) can ever fully exist without the "cross" ( croce ) of familial responsibility and social judgment. Croce e delizia (2019) - Pop Culture Pundit - WordPress.com
A major theme in the film is the collision of two disparate Italian social worlds. This juxtaposition provides a commentary on how class shapes one's worldview and capacity for acceptance:
Carlo leads a traditional fishing family from the coastal town of Nettuno.
The "ordinary summer" becomes an extraordinary period of friction and eventual adaptation.
Croce E Delizia 2019 -
Toni is a refined art director from downtown Rome.
Both men have spent decades living heterosexual lives, raising families within specific social expectations. Croce e delizia 2019
The film questions whether personal happiness (the "delight" or delizia ) can ever fully exist without the "cross" ( croce ) of familial responsibility and social judgment. Croce e delizia (2019) - Pop Culture Pundit - WordPress.com Toni is a refined art director from downtown Rome
A major theme in the film is the collision of two disparate Italian social worlds. This juxtaposition provides a commentary on how class shapes one's worldview and capacity for acceptance: Croce e delizia 2019
Carlo leads a traditional fishing family from the coastal town of Nettuno.
The "ordinary summer" becomes an extraordinary period of friction and eventual adaptation.