"This film adaptation is directed by Sydney Sibilia, who has flexed his muscles with I CAN QUIT WHENEVER I WANT trilogy, and stars Elio Germano as Giorgio the idealist. Starting in medias res, in the snow-covered Strasbourg, we are introduced to the scenes where Giorgio seeks legal help from Council of Europe to secure his state's autonomy, the far-outness of Giorgio's plea is so incredible, and ROSE ISLAND does crank up the story's comical value, but founders to examine Giorgio and his co.'s habitus under a larger societal pattern, viz. The flower power. We get glimpses of the monochromatic footage of May '68, but what is the connexion between it and Giorgio's spectacular whimsy?"
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read my full review on my blog: cinema omnivore.