A very poignant film. A good mix of darkly comic and emotionally piquing moments. “Ricordati di me” is set in present day Rome and is about a family of four who are very close but dishonest with each other. The attention focuses on the father, Carlo and his stagnant relationship with his wife Giulia. At the beginning of the story’s action, each of the four family members seem to be at the precipice of a breaking point in their lives. For the most part, all eventually find redemption somehow, but this is not a typical story and it does not have a completely typical outcome.
The setting is Rome and frequently during the film there are easily recognizable places and buildings used as the backdrop for the Ristuccia family’s melodrama. The Italian spoken seems to be pretty standard with not too much Romanesco dialect. Aside from the quickness with which all of the characters speak (I suppose owing to the fact that these are city folk), the lines are easily heard and understood. Insomma, “Ricordati di me” is deeply felt and has become a perennial favorite of mine.
