Quartile rating: 8/10 · 1 rating
The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve.
Paolo Virzì's Human Capital is a sharp, structurally clever Italian drama that unfolds the same events from multiple perspectives, exposing class tensions and moral failures among the bourgeoisie. The multi-POV narrative is genuinely engaging and the ensemble acting is strong across the board, particularly Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Fabrizio Gifuni. The cinematography is competent but unremarkable, serving the story without distinguishing itself. The Rashomon-style structure gives it some novelty but the format itself is well-trodden, and the ending, while satisfying, doesn't fully capitalize on the moral complexity built throughout.