# Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

> An impossibly kind peasant becomes a living fable of friendship, exploitation, and the uneasy passage from rural bondage to modern precarity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/330013

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Alice Rohrwacher
- Cast: Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luke Chikovani, Alba Rohrwacher, Sergi López, Tommaso Ragno, Natalino Balasso, Nicoletta Braschi
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6752992/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: lyrical, wistful, compassionate, reflective evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A tale of innocence and exploitation unfolds in a rural Italian landscape, where kindness meets cruelty.

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