La Grazia
First screened in December 2025
Director: Paolo Sorrentino. Cast: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Orlando Cinque, Milvia Marigliano, Massimo Venturiello, Roberto Zibetti, Rufin Doh Zeyenouin, Giuseppe Guiani, Linda Messerklinger, Vasco Mirandola, Giovanna Guida, Alessia Giuliani, Guè Pequeno. Screenplay: Paolo Sorrentino.
In Brief:
Misses the sweep and depth to which it aspires but characterization, ambience, and internal drama enrich as they unfold.
VOR:③
Different flavors of melancholy and pensiveness than I've gotten from other Sorrentinos, but story sense and aesthetics steel feel a little stalled.
Grade:C+
Awards:
Venice Film Festival: Best Actor (Servillo)
Chicago International Film Festival: Best Screenplay
