Tag Archives: Paolo Sorrentino

‘Youth’ is about being Old (Film: Youth – Paolo Sorrentino, 2015)

Posted on June 22, 2016 by admin

Is the fact that I immensely liked ‘Youth’ a sign that I am getting old? I can tell you (and I will tell you) a few good reasons ‘Youth’ is not a masterpiece, and yet, I resonated and was really … Continue reading →

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beautiful but … (Film: La Grande Belleza – Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by admin

A few days from now ‘La Grande Belleza’ will probably get the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language picture so it’s probably a daring act on my part to share the opinion that this film is over-rated and that … Continue reading →

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biography and pamphlet (‘Il Divo’ – Paolo Sorrentino, 2008)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by admin

Biographical films tend to be respectful to the historical figures that they describe. Even when they describe complex and controversial  characters they try to explain and to put in context the motivation of deeds which in the perspective of history … Continue reading →

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The Old Rocker and the Holocaust (Film: This Must Be the Place – Sean Penn, 2011)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by admin

This Must Be the Place is one of the weirdest Holocaust movies ever made. So weird and so different that I doubt that it will find place in the usual re-programing of the TV stations on such commemorative moments as … Continue reading →

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