Parthenope, 2024. Written and Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Peppe Lanzetta, Isabella Ferrari, Silvia Degrandi, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo, Dario Aita, Marlon Joubert, Alfonso Santagata, Biagio Izzo, Nello Mascia, Francesca Romana Bergamo, Brando Improta, Riccardo Lai, Alessandro Paniccià, Cristiano Scotto di Galletta, Luigi Bruno, […]
Movie Review – The Hand of God (2021)
The Hand of God, 2021. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Filippo Scotti, Luisa Ranieri, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Massimiliano Gallo, Renato Carpentieri, Marlon Joubert and Betti Pedrazzi. SYNOPSIS: An aspiring filmmaker in Naples must navigate sex, coming of age and tragedy against the backdrop of Diego Maradona’s much-heralded arrival in the city. Football has immense […]
Movie Review – The Hand of God (2021)
The Hand of God, 2021. Written and Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Betti Pedrazzi, Enzo De Caro, Sofya Gershevich, Lino Musella, Biagio Manna, Ciro Capano, Alessandro Bressanello, Birte Berg, Dora Romano, Monica Nappo, Cristiana Dell’Anna, and Alfonso Perugini. SYNOPSIS: In 1980s […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Hand of God
The Hand of God, 2021. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Betty Pedrazzi, Biagio Manna and Ciro Capano. SYNOPSIS: This story of love, loss and family feuds is set in Naples with Fabietto (Filippo Scotti) at the epicentre. His father (Toni Servillo) […]
