An exhaustive Italian guide to Paolo Sorrentino’s 'The Hand of God'

by Elisa Giudici

As your Italian correspondent here at The Film Experience, it's my duty to give you an exhaustive guide to our current Oscar finalist. Or, at least, it is my attempt. I am not from Naples and The Hand of God is a movie that's deeply connected to Neapolitan folklore and culture. Let’s start from the beginning though we hope you've already screened the movie on Netflix...

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Venice Diary #06 - A comedian, a captain, and multiple torturers

by Elisa Giudici

A lot of movies to discuss today (the festival ends tomorrow) including two potential Golden Lion winners....

Reflection (Valentyn Vasyanovych)
A major theme in this edition is torture, as experienced by both victims and torturers. It is common to see movies on such brutal acts of violence revolving around the need to give a voice and a spotlight to the forgotten victims and their true stories. Some of the movies shown this year in Venice prefer to focus on the torturer, asking the audience if it is really possible to atone for such a crime?

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