July 2, 2004
John McMurtrie, San Francisco Chronicle
Marco Filiberti,
Urbano Barberini,
Alessandra Acciai,
Rosalinda Celantano,
Francesca d'Aloja
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Long a staple of Italian theater and vocal music, Marco Filiberti makes an auspicious debut as a feature-film writer/director in this melodrama set against the decadent backdrop of the porn industry. ... read more
DVD Release Date: November 2, 2004
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June 1, 2004
Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter
Offers a few surprisingly sweet moments but never overcomes the narcissism it's ostensibly deconstructing.
May 28, 2004
Jan Stuart, Newsday
There is little for an American audience to adore about the film's star- writer-director Marco Filiberti, a breathtakingly self-idolatrous artist who makes Roberto Benigni look like an avatar of humil... Full Review
May 28, 2004
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
Not only is Adored amateurish and mawkish even by the standards of American 'gaysploitation' cinema, it's weirdly shy about showing nudity and sex. Full Review
May 28, 2004
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
A vanity project so preposterous it deserves to become an instant camp hit. Full Review
May 27, 2004
Dave Kehr, New York Times
Judging by Adored, the Italian singer, actor and filmmaker Marco Filiberti has the healthiest ego in Europe, if not the known universe. Full Review
May 25, 2004
Ed Halter, Village Voice
The film's witlessness keeps any satirical potential submerged well below soap opera levels. Full Review
April 6, 2004
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
[Marco Filiberti] has lots on his mind and much in his heart, and as a filmmaker displays a Douglas Sirkian flair for finding substance in melodrama. Full Review
November 12, 2004
S. James Wegg, JWR
Federico who moves in with Riki ... only to realize that his brother's butt has had more visitors than the Catholic Church on Easter Sunday. Full Review
August 21, 2004
Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International
Writer/director/actor Filiberti, like his film, is highly watchable. He happens to be extremely photogenic and comfortable at whatever he is performing, even if it's only a dance in a male strip club. Full Review
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