Italian Film THE WONDERS-Shrug It Off

THE WONDERS is a family drama/coming of age story set in the rural countryside which feels more like real life than a movie.  Unfortunately, it also feels more like purgatory and had me making a beeline for the exit an hour into the movie, already 1/2 hour too long.  Dir Alice Rohrwacher (b. Italy 1980) has a fine eye for the arduous grind for family farmers & apiarists who toil to sustain a living and a way of life.  The grind & monotony of their routines is felt early.  Yet there is respite & enjoyment in their togetherness & playfulness in the lake.  It's their boisterous frolicking that causes a film crew member to come over to ask them to be quiet.  The family's curiosity brings them over to see the filming of a promo for a contest for local farmers.  The beautiful, celestial woman featured in the film awakens in the eldest daughter a yearning for more than her provincial life.  Our sympathies lie with the dutiful daughter.  Her pleas to her father to take part go unheeded.  Although, I'm not sure what happens, I didn't remain seated.  Being stung by a bee would haven been less painful.