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Paolo Sorrentino on Venice Opener ‘La Grazia’ and Casting Toni Servillo as a Lovable Italian President: ‘I Wanted to Depict What a Politician Should Be Like’

Paolo Sorrentino re-teams with “The Great Beauty” star Toni Servillo on his latest film “La Grazia,” which opens the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night. In the multi-layered moral drama, Servillo ...
Variety

Paolo Sorrentino on Venice Opener ‘La Grazia’ and Casting Toni Servillo as a Lovable Italian President: ‘I Wanted to Depict What a Politician Should Be Like’

Ahead of “La Grazia’s” premiere, Sorrentino spoke to Variety about why, after previously portraying morally dubious Italian politicians Giulio Andreotti and Silvio Berlusconi, he felt the urge to put ...