Below the Clouds
aka Sotto le nuvole
First screened in October 2025

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Director: Gianfranco Rosi. Documentary about archaeologists, art thieves, preservationists, emergency responders, grain deliverers, and other citizens of contemporary Naples, living in the still-palpable shadow of Vesuvius. Screenplay: Carmello Marabello, Marie-Pierre Muller, and Gianfranco Rosi.

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Photo © 2025 21Uno Film / Stemal Entertainment / Rai Cinema

In Brief: Less revelatory than other Rosi docs, but a handsome, variegated, surprising tour of Naples’s pasts and presents.

VOR: ③  I can imagine target audiences who would rate this highly, but for all its echoes and impressions, I felt little urgency driving the experience.

Grade: B+

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Awards:
	Venice Film Festival: Special Jury Prize

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