Happy as Lazzaro(2018)
Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise’s son will change his world.
Movie: Happy as Lazzaro
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lazzaro
Antonia (young)
Tancredi (young)
Antonia
Ultimo
Tancredi
Nicola
Marchesa Alfonsina De Luna
Video Trailer Happy as Lazzaro
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Alice Rohrwacher on Writing 'Happy as Lazzaro' at FSLC and Returning to NYFF
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HAPPY AS LAZZARO Official Competition | BFI London Film Festival 2018
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