It’s Easier for a Camel…

It’s Easier for a Camel… is an extremely free-form look at the trails and tribulations of one woman’s life – unfortunately, said woman just isn’t interesting in the slightest. Director/co-writer Valeria Bruni Tedeschi stars as Federica, a thirtysomething single girl who spends her days aimlessly performing one mundane task after another. The real problem with the movie is that by the time it ends, we don’t know anything more about Federica than we did going in (about the only thing we learn about the character is that she’s rich and behaves eccentrically). The film shows her at ballet class and dealing with man troubles, but there’s absolutely no context for anything she does. As a result, it’s virtually impossible to become involved in her story. There’s a ridiculous backstory featuring her character getting abducted as an adolescent, which leads to a sequence in which her parents have a congenial dinner with the kidnappers (huh?) It’s a shame, as Bruno Tedeschi undeniably possesses a lot of charm; that the movie is even a little bit watchable is thank to her ingratiating performance.

*1/2 out of ****