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Happy as Lazzaro (12A)

— ,Cinema 2 & 3
A young Lazzaro in a shipping yard bemused at the snow

Winner of Cannes' Best Screenplay, Alice Rohrwacher's third feature is an anachronistic tale of one young man's irresistible joy and painful naiveté.

In a small Italian village untouched by the passage of time, Lazzaro is an impoverished sharecropper so unerringly happy he is often mistaken for being simple-minded. Befriended by a young nobleman with a wild imagination, an improbable friendship begins taking Lazzaro from rural poverty to the chaos of the city, swerving between a neo- and magical realism.

Alice Rohrwacher follows up her Cannes Grand Prix winner The Wonders (2014) with a poetic fable heavy on both fairy tale resonances and the harsher realities of corruption and class in modern Italy. Starring Rohrwacher's sister Alba Rohrwacher (I Am Love, My Brilliant Friend).

Tagged with: Cinema New releases

 Italy 2018 Dir Alice Rohrwacher 130 mins

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Cinema 2 & 3

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.