The Hand of God (Paolo Sorrentino)

[Ivan Drago]

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[Ivan Drago]

Could've sworn someone posted a thread for this already, but anyway, I give it a mild yay.

[Peng]

The film is intentionally structured as two halves (to reflect on the director's pivotal past event), but this works much better when it's an ensemble than as a character study, since Sorrentino's stand-in isn't terribly interesting when the focus turns more on him later. It's so sumptuously directed though, and Sorrentino's strong memory of his parents give their stand-ins such gorgeously vivid characterization (with the actors living up to it), making their mid-film sequence a quiet heartbreaker. 7/10

[Grouchy]

Absolutely delightful film. So strange to hear a typical Argentinian soccer chant as a pivotal music choice in a high profile Italian movie like this. Sorrentino continues to be one of my favorite working directors. He consciously homages Fellini while developing a world of his own. It's been a while since I've seen it but many moments and emotions still linger with me.