La Grazia
- Italy
- 2025
- 133'
- Cinema at the Patrician Hall
The film portrays a man unable to forgive his unfaithful wife, even though she already passed away. He is also a father who cannot reconnect with his daughter. And a massively respected statesman who is not only responsible for the future of his own country, but also for the lives of two people sentenced to life. In the film, Toni Servillo delivers a nuanced portrayal of a president adored by people, who faces an unexpected dilemma towards the end of his term: which crime is worthy of a pardon? A brutal act of mercy, or a murder of passion? Using his unique film language, Paolo Sorrentino proves that even those who are very self-aware can one day make a decision they did not expect. And with it, find an inner freedom.
- Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
- Screenplay: Paolo Sorrentino
- Photography: Daria D’Antonio
- Editing: Cristiano Travaglioli
- Production: Paolo Sorrentino, Annamaria Morelli
- Cast: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Massimo Venturiello
An Italian film director and screenwriter, considered to be one of the most important filmmakers of the contemporary European auteur cinema. He earned international fame with the film ‘The Great Beauty,’ which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film continues to be his most memorable film achievement to this day. In his successive films, including ‘Il Divo,’ ‘Youth,’ or ‘The Hand of God,’ he combined visual grandiosity with contemplations on the notions of passing, power, loneliness, and beauty. He offers a unique film language featuring sophisticated aesthetics, symbolic imagery, and melancholic narrative.
