Toni Servillo,
Anna Bonaiuto,
Giulio Bosetti,
Flavio Bucci,
Carlo Buccirosso
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Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (The Family Friend) writes and directs this cinematic portrait of seven-time Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti, whose controversial legacy peaked when he... read more
DVD Release Date: October 27, 2009
Stats: 501 reviews
What an astonishing biopic. Only in Italy, with their rather dubious politics could a film like this be made but Paolo Sorrentino has got some front to openly accuse the former-prime minister and powerful figurehead of some horrendous crimes. This is a good thing though, we need ... read more
A brilliant film based on the complex and enigmatic character of Andreotti, and Italy itself. The Italian political scene during the Christian Democrats' reign was rife with clientelism, corruption and terrorism. Servillo's portrait of Andreotti is appropriately ambiguous and o... read more
Excellent music/sound editing and a deft portrayal by Toni Servillo that is at once comical and sad. Not being at all familiar with Andreotti's reign of terror, I was pretty confused by all the courtroom/arbitration scenes, but I gather that that's kinda what the filmmakers were... read more
Sorrentino delivers another imaginative, original take on a potentially dry topic. I couldn't claim to understand all the ins and outs of the Italian politics on show, or their veracity, but he pulls you through with his visual invention.
"Il Divo" is a stylish political thriller about Giulio Andreotti(Toni Servillo), the seven-time Prime Minister of Italy, starting in the late 1980's. On the surface, he does not look like a powerful man, as he is short of stature with a perpetual slouch forward.(If you want to g... read more
I'm sorry, and I am obviously in a tiny minority here, but I found Il Divo, largely, incredibly tedious, frustrating, annoying. No amount of camera trickery, pop music interludes, fast cutaways or 3D inter titles can disguise the fact that this is a laborious, boring affai... read more
wow. this is something. the actors are excellent and the music choice and placement gives the film an extra kick. it's truly interesting to see the iltalian political world in this manner. i can't claim to know anything about it, but it's really striking to watch it play out. if ... read more
Very interesting presentation of the late life of Italian statesman Giulio Andreotti. Director Sorrentino demands much of his audience and the film's plot can be overwhelming when keeping up with subtitles. But Andreotti remains an enigma from start to finish and I really can't... read more
This biopic about a corrupt official brilliantlyu combines the epic sweep of The Gofather with the day to day politcal commentary of To Play the King. This is the beat Italian import in years (since The Best of Youth or perhaps even Life is Beautifull. To see my complete revie... read more
We may not know the man, but we know the dance, as seen in the highly diverting and hugely controversial Il Divo, a biopic as wly as its subject. Full Review
After I saw Il Divo, I suppose I should have felt indignation. I suppose I should also have felt that way after "The Godfather." But such films present such mesmerizing figures that I simply regard th... Full Review
The enigmatic Andreotti is the perfect subject for a biopic in the European tradition. Full Review
All in all, this phenomenal film illustrates Alexis de Tocqueville's observation that "The people get the government they deserve." In both meanings of the word, Il Divo is sensational. Full Review
Il Divo joins Matteo Garrone's more expansive, more extraordinary Gomorrah -- which contains an even better performance from Servillo -- as a grim portrait of the trouble with modern Italy. Full Review
A must-see for political junkies of any nationality. Full Review
Il Divo is best appreciated as the bizarre character study of an essentially unlovable man who somehow became one of his country's most successful leaders. Full Review
Simultaneously exhilarating and confounding, dazzling and confusing, this is filmmaking of such verve and style that you likely won't care that you can't follow it completely. Full Review
You need know nothing about Italian politics to completely enjoy the fantastical, Fellini-fied, tragi-comic, biographical fun-for-all Il Divo. Full Review
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