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28 May 2008 (Italy) morePlot:
The story of Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, who has been elected to Parliament seven times since is was established in 1946. | add synopsisAwards:
14 wins & 19 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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[DVD Review] Il Divo (From JustPressPlay. 5 November 2009, 11:59 AM, PST)
DVD Review: ‘Il Divo’ Explores the Bloody Trenches of Italian Politics
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 19 October 2009, 9:39 PM, PDT)
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Now...whatever you do Toni....never,never smile on camera more (25 total)Cast
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Il divo (France)Il divo: La straordinaria vita di Giulio Andreotti (Italy) (long title)
Untitled Giulio Andreotti Biopic (Italy) (working title)
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110 minAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Italy:T | Canada:14A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | USA:Not Rated | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade)Fun Stuff
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Giulio Andreotti: It is not always easy to explain our country to foreigners. In Italy the slowest trains are called "fast" and the evening news come out in the morning. moreSoundtrack:
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It's painfully obvious that the ruling class has been evil and corrupt,since the days of the Roman Empire,all the way down to the Bush administration (and beyond). Paolo Sorrentino writes & directs a sizzling potboiler of a film dealing with the infamous life & career of Jullio Andreotti, one of Italy's most powerful political figures, who at age 90 is still a primary figure in Italian politics. Andreotti has been (potentially)responsible for dozens of deaths of political figures (including Aldo Morro,who was assassinated by the Red Brigade in 1978,but although was brought to trial,was never implicated,having deep ties with the Vatican most likely pulled his eggs out of the fire as many times as he has). Toni Servillo (seen recently in the Mafia melodrama,'Gomorrah')plays Andreotti (with what seems to be the role of his life),a man who seems to be wholly unable to enjoy life (his facial expression never changes,maintaining a deadpan scowl,suggesting chronic constipation). What I admired was the occasional docudrama look to this film (plus,each character is introduced via inter-titles),giving it a Scorsese overtone that really works. Granted,this may,or may not be the best film I've seen from Italy, but it's,none the less,an important one.Spoken in Italian with English subtitles. As this film is an import,with limited distribution,it's not rated by the MPAA,but contains bloody violence,disturbing sights & some language that most parents may not want little ones to see or hear.