That rare, and wonderful, animal: an art house film that also satisfies every urge that a populist audience wants satisfied. It's beautifully made, emotionally resonant, often hilarious, and so smartly directed that the biggest shock is that it's someone's debut. Paola Cortellesi, who not only co-wrote the picture, but is its star, brings to her direction any number of remarkable decisions, staging the story in a very believable past, but marking the film with frequent post-modern flourishes that keep its…
