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Miracle at St. Anna

5.7

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Original title

Miracle at St. Anna

Year

2008

Running time

160 min.

Country

United States

Director

Spike Lee

Screenwriter

James McBride. Novel: James McBride

Cast

Music

Terence Blanchard

Cinematography

Matthew Libatique

Producer

Co-production United States-Italy;

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures, RAI Cinema

Genre

War. Drama | II World War. Nazism. 1940s

Synopsis

Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film chronicles the story of four black American soldiers who are members of the US Army as part of the all-black 92nd “Buffalo Soldier” Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy. MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA explores a deeply inspiring story that transcends national boundaries, race and class to touch the goodness within us all.

Critics' reviews

"Contains scenes of brilliance, interrupted by scenes that meander (...) But there is so much here that is powerful that it should be seen no matter its imperfections."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"'Miracle at St. Anna' is overlong and poorly focused. It tends to meander, the military context is not well established, and too much time is spent on interaction with underdeveloped secondary characters"

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"It is in the fragile bonds that form between the black soldiers and the Italian villagers that Miracle at St. Anna breaks free of its own grandiosity and tells a grounded, moving, human story"

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"Given the importance of that subject, the real mystery of Mr. Lee's movie is why it's so diffuse, dispirited, emotionally distanced and dramatically inert."

Joe Morgenstern: The Wall Street Journal
"Aspires to be epic, but mostly it's just unfocused, sprawling and badly in need of editing."

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"Of course the experiences and sacrifices of black troops, which were so often overlooked, should be represented and honored. But because Lee underestimates our desire to do so, the movie that follows doesn't do them justice"

Elizabeth Weitzman: New York Daily News

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Miracle at St. Anna

2008

Spike Lee

5.7

(410)