Cine-philo. Perspectives by Nicola Davide Angerame
(2025, Italy, 131')
Sorrentino leaves Naples and its baroque humanity, steeped in philosophical disillusion, to embrace the expansive atmospheres of Turin, the “magical city,” in what many see as a return to the rigor of his early works. The project remains shrouded in near-proverbial secrecy, but one certainty endures: the once again masterful performance of Toni Servillo.
Paolo Sorrentino (Naples, 1970) made his feature debut in 2001 with One Man Up, presented in Venice. This was followed by The Consequences of Love (2004) and The Family Friend (2006), both in competition at Cannes. Also at Cannes he presented Il Divo (2008), winner of the Jury Prize, This Must Be the Place (2011), and The Great Beauty (2013), which won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and three European Film Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. With Youth (2015) he received three additional EFAs. In 2016 he created the cult TV series The Young Pope, followed in 2019 by The New Pope. He then directed Loro (2018) and The Hand of God (2021), awarded the Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize and the Marcello Mastroianni Award in Venice, as well as five David di Donatello and four Nastro d’Argento awards. In 2024 he returned to Cannes with Parthenope.
