Il divo (2008)

Director:

Paolo Sorrentino

Writer:

Paolo Sorrentino (writer)

Release Date:

28 May 2008 (Italy)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

The story of Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, who has been elected to Parliament seven times since is was established in 1946. |

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Parliament | Controversial | Priest | Murderer

Awards:

14 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Toni Servillo	...	Giulio Andreotti
Anna Bonaiuto	...	Livia Danese
Giulio Bosetti	...	Eugenio Scalfari
Flavio Bucci	...	Franco Evangelisti
Carlo Buccirosso	...	Paolo Cirino Pomicino
Giorgio Colangeli	...	Salvo Lima
Alberto Cracco	...	Don Mario
Piera Degli Esposti	...	Signora Enea
Lorenzo Gioielli	...	Mino Pecorelli
Paolo Graziosi	...	Aldo Moro
Gianfelice Imparato	...	Vincenzo Scotti
Massimo Popolizio	...	Vittorio Sbardella
Aldo Ralli	...	Giuseppe Ciarrapico
Giovanni Vettorazzo	...	Magistrato Scarpinato
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Orazio Alba	...	Gaspare Mutolo
Fernando Altieri	...	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Stewart Arnold	...	Larry Schoenbach
Nuot Arquint	...	Lima's killer
Antonello Avallone	...	Doctor
Pietro Biondi	...	Francesco Cossiga
Giovanni Bissaca	...	Senator
Achille Brugnini	...	Cardinal Angelini
Simone Carella	...	Rino Formica
Domenico Centamore	...	Balduccio Di Maggio
Michele Chiadò	...	Senator Pellegrino
Umberto Contarello	...	Deputy
Carlo Cozzani	...	I.O.R. Cardinal
Paolo De Giorgio	...	Stefano Bontate
Roberto De Rossi	...	Journalist
Salvatore D'Onofrio	...	Armed escort chief
Lombardo Fornara	...	Michele Sindona
Massimo Franceschi	...	Journalist
Domenico Gennaro	...	Francesco Marino Mannoia
Carlo Giraudo	...	Judge Natoli
Victor Goubanov	...	Mikhail Gorbachev
Ernesto Izzo	...	Deputy
Manuela Lamanna	...	Secretary (as Manuela La Manna)
Giusto Lo Piparo	...	Deputy
Bob Marchese	...	Senator
Luigi Messina	...	President Ingargiola
Gaetano Mosca	...	Porter Mario
Giuseppe Perri	...	Tano Badalamenti
Alvaro Piccardi	...	Raul Gardini
Gilda Postiglione	...	Journalist
Alberto Pozzo	...	Lawyer Coppi
Mario Prosperi	...	Cardinal Pappalardo
Enzo Rai	...	Totò Riina
Natale Russo	...	Leonardo Messina
Maurizio Tropea	...	Deputy
Roberto Minutillo Turtur	...	Deputy
Lorenzo Ventavoli	...	Deputy
Angelo Zito	...	Giancarlo Caselli

Also Known As:

Il divo (France)
Il divo: La straordinaria vita di Giulio Andreotti (Italy) (long title)
Untitled Giulio Andreotti Biopic (Italy) (working title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color | Black and White (inserts only)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Italy:T | Canada:14A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | USA:Not Rated | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade)

Filming Locations:

Montecitorio, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Indigo Film

Quotes:

Giulio Andreotti: You always find the culprit in crime novels but not always in real life.

Soundtrack:

Gammelpop

Sorrentino: a cinema genius?

...probably the answer is yes! If u take a look at all of his movies there's always a bit of genius here and there and there is never a single predictable or foreseen event. To make a movie based on Andreotti's life and political career was more than a challenge and Sorrentino, choosing a surreal and grotesque key to narrate the story, achieve an extraordinary artistic quality that leave you astounded. The movie is a triumph on so many levels (also the choice of the music is weird and original) that probably deserves more than a single view to be fully appreciated. Last thing to say, if Sorrentino is a genius Servillo is the best way to help this brilliance to stands out (just remember "One man up" and "The consequences of love"). Servillo is a GOD of acting and if he keeps working with guys like Sorrentino and Garrone he will achieve quickly an international well deserved acclaim for his job.