Il Divo (2008)

Not Recommended

Italy/France

Feature Film

Original Title: Il divo: La straordinaria vita di Giulio Andreotti

Writer/Director: Paolo Sorrentino

Cinematographer: Luca Bigazzi

Composer: Teho Teardo

Cast: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci, Carlo Buccirosso, Giorgio Colangeli, Alberto Cracco

Breathlessly paced and as slick as pomaded hair, Sorrentino’s portrait of the downfall of seven times Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti – which could prove rather confusing for those not schooled in 20th century Italian politics – proves to be of only mild interest, with no real human core to gather us in, as most of the characters are drawn ever-so-sketchily and then disposed of without giving us sufficient time to get to know them. Iain.Stott