There was an "extra quality" to the film, a phrase the projectionist had said earlier when he mentioned the print. It wasn't resolution or clarity. It was the way the camera loved its subjects without softening them. Murgia’s eye had found a kindness that didn't flinch from cruelty: the cruelty of growing, the cruelty of being seen. The result felt honest and rare, the kind of truth that comes from peeling off varnish.
The film centers on a trio of children, stripping away the traditional "innocence" usually attributed to youth. film maladolescenza 1977 pier giuseppe murgia extra quality
A power struggle involving jealousy and manipulation. There was an "extra quality" to the film,