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Paolo Sorrentino - news / articles

Il Divo: Paolo Sorrentino interview - 16 March 2009
- -Best known for super-slick film noir The Consequences of Love, Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film Il Divo reunites him with Consequences star Tony Servillo. Together they take a look at the career of seven-time Prime Minister of Italy, Giulio Andr

Paolo Sorrentino - what members say

The Consequences of Love review by from London, UK

Pure class... 10 August 2005
... knew I was about to watch a very different type of movie. What writer/director Paolo Sorrentino has managed to create is a very atmospheric film, David Lynch-esque in places. ... Read customer review

The Family Friend review by MaxReger from Crediton

Disturbing moral tale 26 June 2009
...Paolo Sorrentino is a very good filmmaker and The Family Friend demonstrates many of his trademarks, most notably here the wonderful visual images, often quite still or with a ... Read customer review

Il Divo review by FreuchieCinephile from Fife

Il Divo 6 March 2010
... Even if it demands multiple viewing to fully grasp its complexities. Visually, Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo is breathtaking, with a dominant chiaroscuro and low-key lighting mim... Read customer review

Paolo Sorrentino - filmography

This Must Be the Place (2011)
Starring: Sean Penn, Eve Hewson, Frances McDormand
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Certificate:
A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's executioner, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.

67% from 29 members
Currently unavailable

Il Divo on DVD (2008)
Starring: Toni Servillo, Piera Degli Esposti, Anna Bonaiuto
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Certificate:
Giulio Andreotti is one of the most powerful politicians of the Italian post-war era. Twenty-two times minister; seven as head of the government, Andreotti's life and political career have been crossed by both triumphs and scandals, with its unflappable protagonist never losing his temper or his ..read more »

63% from 2,643 members

Divo, Il (2008)
Starring: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Piera Degli Esposti
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Certificate:
The story of Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, who has been elected to Parliament seven times since is was established in 1946.

72% from 83 members
Currently unavailable

The Family Friend on DVD (2006)
Starring: Giacomo Rizzo, Marco Giallini, Barbara Valmorin
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Certificate:
Paulo Sorrentino's effortlessly stylish film centres on Geremia di Geremei, a sleazy and misanthropic small-time loan shark who lives in a dingy apartment with his invalid mother. When a cash-strapped couple approach him for a loan to pay for the wedding of their daughter Rosalba, Geremia finds ..read more »

60% from 2,314 members

The Consequences of Love on DVD (2004)
Starring: Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Certificate:
A psychological thriller probing the dark secret harboured by a middle-aged Italian loner who has lived for years in an anonymous Swiss hotel. Elegantly dressed, he impassively spends his days in the lobby or the hotel bar, observing the guests and staff with cool detachment. But his icy demeanour ..read more »

59% from 11,160 members

Paolo Sorrentino facts

5 most recent films

This Must Be the Place - 3.5 stars
Il Divo - 3.0 stars
Divo, Il - 3.5 stars
The Family Friend - 3.0 stars
The Consequences of Love - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Divo, Il - 3.5 stars
Il Divo - 3.0 stars
The Family Friend - 3.0 stars
The Consequences of Love - 3.0 stars
This Must Be the Place - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

This Must Be the Place - 3.5 stars
The Consequences of Love - 3.0 stars
The Family Friend - 3.0 stars
Il Divo - 3.0 stars
Divo, Il - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Toni Servillo - 3 times - show films
Piera Degli Esposti - 2 times - show films
Anna Bonaiuto - 2 times - show films
Paolo Graziosi - 2 times - show films
Giulio Bosetti - 2 times - show films

20 Jul 2009
Once Upon a Time in the West
5 stars out of 5
23 Mar 2009
Two Lovers
5 stars out of 5
22 Mar 2009
The Haunting in Connecticut
2.5 stars out of 5
16 Mar 2009
Knowing
3 stars out of 5
16 Mar 2009
Duplicity
3.5 stars out of 5