The Lark Farm
Seen it?2007 | 122 min | History, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Way Back or Mr. Turner, start here.
- The mood
- Harrowing.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The Lark Farm is set in a small Turkish town in 1915. It deals with the genocide of Armenians, looking closely at the fortunes, or rather, misfortunes of one wealthy Armenian family.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
- Paz VegaNunik
- Moritz BleibtreuFerzan
- Alessandro PreziosiEgon
- Ángela MolinaIsmene
- Arsinée KhanjianArmineh
- Tchéky KaryoAram
- Mariano RigilloAssadour
- Hristo ShopovIsman
- Christo JivkovSarkis
- Mohammad BakriNazim