Momo

Momo

1986 · 101 min · DE · 7.0 (60 votes)
Dir. Johannes Schaaf · Starring Radost Bokel, Mario Adorf, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Leopoldo Trieste, Ninetto Davoli, Bruno Stori · Music Angelo Branduardi
ComedyFantasyScience FictionFamilyMystery

In the ruins of an amphitheatre just outside an unnamed Italian city lives Momo, a little girl of mysterious origin. She is remarkable in the neighbourhood because she has the extraordinary ability to listen — really listen. By simply being with people and listening to them, she can help them find answers to their problems, make up with each other, and think of fun games.

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A gentle, surreal fable about the power of listening and friendship against encroaching, soul-crushing conformity. It feels like a dreamlike European fairy tale, tinged with a melancholic warning about modern life's distractions.

whimsicalheartwarmingmelancholicthought-provokingslow-burnsurrealsymbolicEuropean arthousephilosophicalfriendshipgreedtimechildhood
futurefriendshiprace against timebased on novel or booktruthrebelbraverygreedsymbolismsurrealchild herotime travelsurrealismtimehelplessnessconfusionfriendsmoney
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