Tag Archives: Toni Servillo

who is this woman? (film: Un balcon sur la mer – Nicole Garcia, 2010)

Posted on September 24, 2023 by admin

‘Un balcon sur la mer‘ (released in the English-language market under the strange title ‘A View of Love’), the 2010 film by director and screenwriter Nicole Garcia (herself a prolific actress, but not in this film) combines two different stories: … Continue reading →

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beautiful but … (Film: La Grande Belleza – Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by admin

A few days from now ‘La Grande Belleza’ will probably get the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language picture so it’s probably a daring act on my part to share the opinion that this film is over-rated and that … Continue reading →

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biography and pamphlet (‘Il Divo’ – Paolo Sorrentino, 2008)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by admin

Biographical films tend to be respectful to the historical figures that they describe. Even when they describe complex and controversial  characters they try to explain and to put in context the motivation of deeds which in the perspective of history … Continue reading →

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