Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Piera Degli Esposti
For more than 50 years, he has been Italy’s most powerful, feared and enigmatic politician. And as Giulio Andreotti begins his seventh term as Prime Minister, he and his hardliner faction take contr...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 27, 2009
Stats: 373 reviews
Sorrentino delivers another imaginative, original take on a potentially dry topic. I couldn't claim to understand all the ins and outs of the Italian politics on show, or their veracity, but he pulls you through with his visual invention.
"Il potere logora chi non ce l'ha" (Power wears out those who don't have it) - Giulio Andreotti
Rather than Andreotti, the true 'divo' here is Paolo Sorrentino. His film is a triumph of style and elegance! With rare skill, he brings us into the life of one of the most influen...( read more)
The apathy of political consciousness.Andreotti isn't the first or the last corrupt politician (recall the Nixon and Stalin examples of the most famous exemplary state),it's just he has a unique desire like any single politician.The thing with Il Divo is Sorrentino's amount of in...( read more)
Direction and montage ruled! Toni Servillo did a great job portraying Divo Giulio and this movie of scattered pieces of his career is a great political biopic. Unfortunately, some of the pieces were uknown to me. I just know the basics. So, I want to read about Andreotti and watc...( read more)
This biopic about a corrupt official brilliantlyu combines the epic sweep of The Gofather with the day to day politcal commentary of To Play the King. This is the beat Italian import in years (since The Best of Youth or perhaps even Life is Beautifull. To see my complete revie...( read more)
"Well, Premier, is it by chance that the families of assassination victims hate you? Dalla Chiesa's son hates you. He says that you instigated his father's murder. Aldo Moro's wife hates you and holds you responsible for her husband's death. Does banker Roberto Calvi's wife hate ...( read more)
Il Divo is best appreciated as the bizarre character study of an essentially unlovable man who somehow became one of his country's most successful leaders. full review
You could dismiss Servillo's portrayal as a cartoon, but the great actors know that beneath the dark surface of caricature lies a heightened and vivifying truth, as potent as fortified wine. Consume w... full review
Unlike most political biopics, director Paolo Sorrentino's film is pure, exuberant razzle-dazzle, including ironic voice-over, playful graphics and a blackly humorous montage of the "natural" deaths t... full review
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