Tag: Paolo Sorrentino
La Grazia: Paolo Sorrentino’s Wish for How Italian Politicians Would Act in Real Life
In something of a groove with his recent trifecta of film releases, starting with 2021’s The Hand of God, continuing with 2024’s Parthenope and, now, [Read More…]
Parthenope: A Love/Hate Letter to Youth, Naples
The name Parthenope has a dual meaning when referring to Paolo Sorrentino’s latest movie. On the geographical side, it alludes to the ancient Greek settlement [Read More…]
The Young Pope: Presenting Pope Pius XIII as the Donald Trump of the Vatican
“Fanaticism is love. Anything else is just a surrogate.” So asserts Lenny Belardo a.k.a. Pope Pius XIII (Jude Law) to his constituency of cardinals as he [Read More…]
Youth: Paolo Sorrentino’s Greatest “Testament” Yet
For many, especially Italians, there will never be a comparison to Paolo Sorrentino’s 2013 pièce de résistance, La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty). Its Fellini-esque [Read More…]
