ThreeyearsafterthelossofhisbrotherVittorio,withwhomhesharedhisentirecareer,PaoloTavianireturnstotheworksofLuigiPirandello,whichthepairadaptedin一九八四 Chaos and一九九八 YouLaugh InkeepingwiththeSicilianplaywright’svision,thefilmisnotatallwhatitappearstobe Thetitlemaycomefroma一九一0novella,butthereisnotraceofthatbook’sjealousy-riddledplot Instead,thefocusisonPirandellohimself,orrather,hisashes,whicharetransportedfromahastyburialsiteinfascistRometoapermanentrestingplaceinSicily,onatrekthattakesusthroughpost-warItalyanditsfilmedmemories,asseeninnewsreels,amateurfilmsandfragmentsofNeorealism Havingburiedthemaster,Leonoraaddiothenshiftsgearfromroadmovietofilmadaptation,buthereitpicksadifferentPirandellostory,namelythelastone,writtenshortlybeforehisdeathin一九三六 Fromthefarewellofthetitletoitsreturntothewriter’slastwords,itishardnottoreadthiswork,sofreeandyetsomuchapartoftheTavianiworld,asamovingbrotherlyfarewellwhich,justasin二0一二’sGoldenBearwinnerCaesarMustDie,onceagainusescinematogivevoicetoliteratureandhistory