Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Italian Film "Honey" Re: Euthanasia? About Life - Si!

"Honey" is the alias used by Irene (Jasmine Trinca) whose "shitty job" or mission in life is to assist in the humane act of ending the lives of terminally ill individuals.  Irene lives & works in Italy.  She flies frequently to the U.S./Mexico to obtain the lethal barbiturate, lamputal; used to put down dogs.  With the right cocktail of lamputal & narcotics, Honey is able to assist euthanasia she deems a mercenary act & "helpful job."  Honey professionally & kindly administers to both patient & consenting family member.  Before assiting the illegal euthanasia practice & extracting a hefty fee, she seeks assurance for this choice.  Her "boss" assigns her to an elderly gentleman, Carlo Grimaldi (Carlo Cecchi) who insists on acting solely alone.  After providing Grimaldi lamputal & instructions, she discovers he is of fit mind & body.  This poses a moral dilemma for Honey and violates her conduct code.  She is determined to retrieve the materials & convince Grimaldi to abandon his plan.  Their confrontations pose the quandaries of euthanasia in an intelligent & comprehensive manner without proselytizing either side.  Both Trinca & Cecchi are award winning European actors.  Trinca is a stunning combination of Audrey Hepburn Natalie Portman.  Both actors light up the screen, especially when together.  This Italian film marks the directorial debut of actress Valeria Golino (Rain Man.)  Golino has made a beautiful looking film whose monotones are splashed with colored accents of sunny yellow, pale blue & deep honey.  "Honey" brings euthanasia to the forefront while highlighting the precious gifts life offers.   Irene tells Carolo, "No one wants to die.  They all want to live."

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