La Grazia (M)

Sorrentino’s return comes with a film destined to leave its mark for its great originality and powerful relevance to the present time.

A widowed Italian president faces moral crises over euthanasia legislation and pardoning killers while grappling with his late wife's infidelity during his final months in office.

Cast: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Orlando Cinque, Massimo Venturiello, Milvia Marigliano, Giuseppe Gaiani

Director: Paolo Sorrentino

★★★★½ "Often very funny, the film finds resonance in its moving themes about, as the title suggests, the importance of grace." SHADOWS ON THE WALL

★★★★ "It is slow initially and sometimes difficult but it gradually, seductively seeps into you and becomes near impossible to shake." TIMES UK

★★★★ "Arguably, none of this would count for as much, or anything, without Servillo: but it’s a satisfying meditation on the pleasures and sadnesses of solitude in old age." GUARDIAN