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Favorite films

  • The Great Beauty
  • Youth
  • The Consequences of Love
  • Il Divo

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  • Il Divo

  • The Great Beauty

    ★★★★

  • The Consequences of Love

  • Youth

    ★★★½

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  • Il Divo

    Il Divo

    It seems to me that when Sorrentino, Bigazzi and the protagonist of “Il Divo” actor Toni Servillo, work together, something extraordinary comes of it. Like all of his other films, it is hard to mistake “Il Divo” for anyone else’s work but that of Sorrentino and Bigazzi. In fact, I would go so far as to say that in their progression of films made together, it is here that Sorrentino, and to an even greater extent Bigazzi, really solidified their…

  • The Great Beauty

    The Great Beauty

    ★★★★

    I find it very interesting that The Great Beauty is the film that put Sorrentino and Bigazzi on the map, at least internationally. The narrative and thematic arcs of the film are somewhat similar to the rest of Sorrentino’s and once again, rely on the themes of lust, luxury and the inevitable presence of religious light. Again, Sorrentino and Bigazzi imprinted the plotline with their cinematic style and somewhat of a masterpiece was born. It would make me truly happy…

  • The Consequences of Love

    The Consequences of Love

    This is the second time I have watched this film and, now that I am watching it from a critical standpoint, I was able of picking out a few things that I felt did not work as well. Then again, I still see this movie as one of, if not my favorite, by Sorrentino and Bigazzi. In both plot and cinematography, this film exudes copious amounts of quintessential Italian character: It revolves around a beautiful actress and a man’s desire…

  • Youth

    Youth

    ★★★½

    Once again, Sorrentino, along with the ample help of cinematographer Luca Bigazzi, came up with something that stays true to their combined cinematic style. While from certain perspectives that works out marvelously, in this film I feel like the creators might have over stepped the line a tiny bit. By this I refer principally to the degree of stylization that was put into the film, in both plot structure and, to a lesser degree, cinematography. From a cinematographic standpoint, I…