Thanks to Pui Kwan (Hi! *wave*), I was able to watch Good Morning, Night (Buongiorno, notte) last night. So far every review I've managed to dig up on the net has been negative, with most harping upon the film's lack of drama or human emotion. To some extent these criticisms are justified and I agree that the film is more about ideas and symbols than straight up human drama or historical documentary.

There's still plenty going for the film. For instance good acting, excellent use of light and contrast, the watching motif, layers in shots e.g. multiple rooms visible through doorways, Chiara's surreal imagination (interspersed with, of all things, film footage!) contrasted with the (il)logic of her male comrades, the abstraction of state power and most of all the omnipresence of television. Ah! Mass entertainment is the true opiate of the masses.