Wishing on a Star
Wishing on a Star
6.6
Luciana, a Neapolitan astrologer, promises her clients a method to make their wishes come true: all they need to do is take a birthday trip to a certain destination to be reborn under a new sky. Whether it's Taipei, Beirut, or a nearby village, during these birthday journeys, the protagonists will go through unexpected transformations. Eventually helping them to discover what they really desire.
hairydemon reviewedJune 7, 2025
an astounding and beautifully executed story of an astrologer and her clients as they search for happiness. A 'docu-drama' which is so mysterious in how it was made. How did the director pull that off! To quote Peter Kerekes - My father was a film director so from the age of twelve I knew that I wanted to make films. I dreamt of creating an “Italian” film filled with passionate love, strong emotions, humor, and Vespa motorcycles. However, there was a catch. I am not Italian, I don’t understand the language, and I have a melancholic Hungarian character combined with an ironic sense of humor. "
A gorgeous and hilarious and charming work of art, which has no visible distribution. A depressing state of affairs in film today. This film should be in cinemas around the world, not confined to elite festivals.