The Etruscan Smile

2018

Action / Comedy / Drama

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 70% · 23 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77%
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 2153 2.2K

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Plot summary

Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his baby grandson.


Uploaded by: FREEMAN
October 07, 2018 at 02:27 AM

Director

Top cast

Thora Birch as Emily
Tim Matheson as Weiss
Brian Cox as Rory MacNeil
Rosanna Arquette as Claudia
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920.25 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
R
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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1.73 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
R
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mamlukman 10 / 10

Great Story Well Told

We saw this at the Palm Springs Film Festival in Jan. 2019. Our question after seeing a movie is always "Could this can been improved?" In this case, the answer is a firm "No." It's pretty much perfect within the bounds of what it set out to do. It tells a realistic story in a straightforward way (no time shifting! Hurray!). It held our attention throughout--no looking at watches. It's pretty much Brian Cox's movie since he is in every scene, and he does a great job. He had to learn Gaelic to play the part, and as far as I can see did a fantastic job.

Is it a comedy or a drama? Both. Certainly the comedic angle is almost always there, but there are touches (esp. the scenes with Rosanna Arquette) where it gets fairly serious and has a serious message. But it never hits you over the head with sentimentality or its "message." The director seems to have found a perfect middle ground. This seems to be getting rarer, so congratulations are in order.

Finally, it reminded me of a 2016 Finnish movie, "The Grump," which also featured a older man who lived in the countryside who visits his son in the big city (Helsinki, in this case). He is technologically inept, leading to several hilarious scenes, and he interferes in his daughter-in-law's business. It was more of a pure comedy than "Etruscan Smile." Curiously, neither Brian Cox nor the director were aware of the Finnish movie.

Reviewed by fmwongmd 6 / 10

Charming

An affecting story with plenty of Gallic charm and charming actors not the least of whom is a baby with fantastic abilities. This is the best movie Brian Cox has made!

Reviewed by Intermissionman_ 8 / 10

Ancient Italy ?

Beautifully Told Story. Nice Score and Enjoyed all the Cool Shooting Locations. Brian Cox is Feisty as Rory MacNeil !!! My only question ?, since his character is from Scotland what has that Got to do with Ancient Etruscan Italy ? Doubt many will Google it. Family Drama with plenty of humor sprinkled in there

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