

In 1914, with Italy on the cusp of joining World War I, a group of foreign artists establishes a commune on the rural island of Capri, catching the attention of young Lucia, a local illiterate shepherdess who soon falls under their spell.
Cinematography
Capri itself—sun-drenched, sensual, slightly menacing
Acting
Marianna Fontana's feral, watchful stillness
Costume
Nudity as costume, clothes as performance

Director
Mario Martone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real 'Barbarians' colony on Capri, where artists like Romaine Brooks and Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen lived—yes, the actual queer aristocratic cocaine scandal guy.
Mario Martone specifically cast non-professional locals from Capri; Marianna Fontana was discovered herding goats. The tension between her raw authenticity and the commune's performative freedom is entirely intentional.