‘Familia’ Review: Francesco Costabile’s Staid Family Melodrama Walks a Fine Line Between Violence and Vulnerability

The title of Luigi Celeste’s memoir, “Non sarà sempre così”— which serves as the source material for Francesco Costabile’s more bluntly-titled Italian melodrama, “Familia” — translates to: “It won’t always be like this.” It’s an elegiac promise that has the whiff of a wistful warning. And considering what we learn about Celeste’s family in book […]