NoWe don’t need wordsstarting today on Netflix, is an Italian film remake of The Bélier family (from which it was later taken TAILwinner of three Oscars). At the center of the story is a special family with an equally special daughter, who is divided between the secret dream of becoming a singer and the sense of duty towards her parents, who have been deaf since birth. It’s one feel-good dramedy with fresh performers and a strong dose of sincerityThat would have had more weight if he had chosen to travel slightly different paths from the originals. In the cast the always good shines Serena Rossi and Sarah Toscanowinner of the talent show Friends 23.
We don’t need words on Netflix, plot of the film
The teenager Eletta Musso lives in a small village in the province of Alessandria (Tuscan), daughter of one family of Piedmontese farmers. On the farm, just taken over by an uncle, takes care of the donkeys together with his mother Caterina (Carola Insolera), his father Alessandro (Emilio Insolera) e the brother greater Francis (Antonio Iorillo) takes care of the donkeys.
From precious milk, the family produces cheeses to sell every day at the nearby local market. In addition to helping parents, Eletta is for them a means of communication with the rest of the world. He solves everyday problems such as calling the vet as soon as he hears the animals moaning, accompanying family members to the doctor to translate the symptoms and diagnosis into signs and words. A full life to which is added the entrance to high school, where he immediately makes friends with Martina (Asia Corvino), the new and lively classmate, daughter of psychoanalysts.
A few days before school starts, students must choose extracurricular courses: the two girls they decide to enroll in the school choir, whose lessons are held by the severe professor Giuliana Palumbo (Serena Rossi). During the selections, the poorly tuned Martina is discarded, while Eletta is chosen together with her peer Marco (Alessandro Parigi). Nicknamed Marc Giant, he is in his final year and dedicates himself to an impact sport such as MMA (mixed martial arts) and it’s the dark and beautiful of high school.
Asia Corvino and Sarah Toscano in “We Don’t Need Words”. (Netflix)
Love, music and other misfortunes (no spoilers)
Sensing their singing skills and a certain degree of shyness, the teacher has a great idea. He entrusts Ron’s song to Marco and Eletta And we don’t need words for the end-of-year essay. Thus forced to meet after school to study the piece, A certain feeling arises between the two.
Municipal elections are approaching: when the mayor of the town, who would like to be re-elected, proposes to the citizens a development plan for the farmers in the area, Alessandro Musso arises. Convinced that it will be harmful to workers and the territory, he in turn decides to run with a very bold programme. The whole family supports him and they start working for his campaign with slogans and promotional videos.
The teacher, amazed by Eletta’s progress, he suggests she try the entrance exam to the Singing School Turin International. Despite the great desire to try this experience, at first he gives up because he doesn’t want to leave his parents alone. He comes to his aid his brother Francesco, That he points out to her how important it is to chase your dreams and the future. When Eletta tells her family her intentions, things get complicated both at home and with Marco.
We don’t need wordsthe review
French comedy has long been a safe haven where you can find original ideas and rework them in your own language. Excellent examples they are Welcome to the South (remake of Gallic Down in the North by Dany Boon) And The name of the son, Roman copy of Le Prénom. In 2014, first in Europe and then in the rest of the world it explodes the phenomenon of French comedy The Bélier family, directed by Éric Lartigau.
A success captured in 2022 by the American remake TAIL – The signs of the heart, what a surprise by winning 3 Oscars. Today, the very Italian We don’t need words, directed by Luca Ribuoli presents this story with good feelings schoosing to remain very close to the original (too much). At the same time, compared to its more boring American cousin, fortunately he avoids any corny and banal rhetoric on disability and the value of the family.
The story in Piedmontese style was shot in the hills of Monferrato and the city of Turin. A pleasant fresco of a family group that lives its diversity with pride and without inhibitions. Deafness, a mere medical condition, does not prevent one from truly listening to the needs of others, just as normal acoustics do not save from difficult communication problems.
These themes, present but without any redundancy, accompany the journey of a teenager. In a few months, he understands that he has a gift, that he loves it and that he wants to bring it outside, making it his future. Although there are no big surprises and a more personal touch is missedperhaps to be found in the color of one’s Italian roots, the film presents a sincere narrative path, without moral traps. A pleasant breath of fresh air and a smile in the morning.
The cast of “We don’t need words”. (Netflix)
The cast: Sarah Toscano, Serena Rossi, Emilio and Carola Insolera
A well written story which finds its full meaning in the intelligent choice of a cast of excellent professionals and not actors with more fame and less talent. Serena Rossi (Mina September) it really is good at putting into her character of a severe and passionate teacher all the love for music and the need to always be up to it.
Sarah Toscano, which he proves to have talent not only for singing but also for acting, it works much better when paired with peer Asia Corvino than in sentimental scenes with Alessandro Parigi. Asia, aka Martina, even has the best line: «Do you eat cheese? but weren’t you vegan?”, “Forget it, I’m a lot of things.” The couple in the film and in life Emilio and Carola Insolera, both deaf from birth, they are the real touch of originality. Their performance, less rigid and more vital than the French actors themselves, offers a more authentic and true look at the entire narrative.
Out of cast but very much in the role there is a well-chosen soundtrack, which acts as a counterpoint to the emotions of the protagonists. Apart from Ron’s sentimental song, which gives the film its title the intense one is noted Try by Pink in choral version. And again the arias of Maria Callas, A small emotion by Anna Oxa and the unpublished Atlantiswritten and performed by Sarah Toscano herself.
