FILM DAYS limited edition – 21 – 23 April 2023
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FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
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Paolo Sorrentino | Italy, France | 2018 | color | DCP | 151′ | Italian | e.s.
Extremely stylish, slightly absurdist drama about Silvio Berlusconi’s waning power. The exceptionally wealthy Italian politician discovers newcomers eroding his power base after a lifetime of scandal and political machinations. How long will the always-smiling Berlusconi be able to retain his slick mask?
Even now he is a pensioner, Silvio Berlusconi still loves all the good things in life: beautiful women, a decadent lifestyle and power. But after decades of politicking and surviving many scandals, his triumphant rise seems over. In this stylish, slightly absurdist drama, Toni Servillo – who has often been cast by Paolo Sorrentino – plays Berlusconi, precisely at the point in time, after many victories, that he starts losing his grip on the people around him. His wife has had it with his philandering, his once fiercely loyal allies are slowly abandoning him and ambitious men and women are sensing their opportunity to oust ‘Il Cavaliere’ from his throne. All this takes place during a summer bacchanal at Berlusconi’s villa.
As only Sorrentino can, sumptuous pool parties, replete with beautiful women and sculpted young men, alternate with painful scenes in which the controversial protagonist is confronted with his transience.
Place: The Cinemas 2
Date: 12 April 2019
Time: 21:30
Duration: 1:55
Place: The Cinemas 2
Date: 13 April 2019
Time: 16:30
Duration: 1:55
Place: The Cinemas 4
Date: 14 April 2019
Time: 20:30
Duration: 1:55
Year in
Festival
2019
Director
Paolo Sorrentino
Camera
Luca Bigazzi
Cast
Toni Servillo
Elena Sofia Ricci
Riccardo Scamarcio
Country
Italy
France
Editor
Cristiano Travaglioli
Language
Italian
Length
151′
Music
Lele Marchitelli
Producer
Carlotta Calori
Francesca Cima
Nicola Giuliano
Viola Prestieri
Production Design
Stefania Cella
Sales
Pathé Films
Year of Production
2018
Paolo SORRENTINO (1970, Italië) is schrijver en veelbekroond regisseur. Met Le conseguenze dell’amore (2004) won hij vijf David de Donatello’s. Il divo (2008) won in Cannes de Prix du Jury en zijn succesvolle drama La grande bellezza (2013) werd bekroond met de Oscar voor Beste Buitenlandse Film.
Filmography
(selection) Un paradiso (1994, short, co-dir), L’amore non ha confini (1998, short), La notte lunga (2001, short), L’uomo in più /One Man Up (2001), La primavera del 2002. L’Italia protesta, l’Italia si ferma (2002, doc, co-dir), Giovani talenti italiani (2004, doc, segment: Quando le cose vanno male), Le conseguenze dell’amore/The Consequences of Love (2004), Sabato, domenica e lunedì (2004, TV), L’amico di famiglia/The Family Friend (2006), Il divo (2008), La partita lenta/The Slow Game (2009, short), L’Aquila 2009. Cinque registi tra le macerie (2009, segment: L’assegnazione delle tende), Napoli 24 (2010, segment: La principessa di Napoli), This Must Be the Place (2011), Allo specchio (2011, short), La grande bellezza/The Great Beauty (2013), Rio, eu te amo/ Rio, I Love You (segment: La Fortuna) (2014), Youth (2015), The Young Pope (2016, TV series), Killer in Red (2017, short), Loro (2018)