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Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Piera Degli Esposti, Paolo Graziosi, Giulio Bosetti
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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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)
a va probablement ncessit une rcoute pour y comprendre toute la subtilit et toute la complexit, mais le portrait est fabuleux et flamboyant, tourdissant mme, bnficiant d'une technique soigne et magnifique. Un montage rythm et rgl au quart de tour et digne d'une vir...( read more)
One of the best biopics one could dream of. Toni Servillo is simply perfect.
A great story about how things works in Italy, narrated with a style, a rhythm and a genuine talent that make possible the comparison of Paolo Sorrentino with the best director of the world.
Servillo deserves to live in a a better place, for cinema, than Italy.
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)
