La Grazia (2025)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 133 minuten
Alternative title: Grace
Country:
Italy
Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Stars: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti and Massimo Venturiello
IMDb score:
7,3 (10.527)
Releasedate: 5 December 2025
La Grazia plot
"A president. A pardon. A legacy."
President Mariano De Santis's term is drawing to a close. His reputation in politics as persistent and meticulous, even to the point of exaggeration, has earned him the nickname "Cemento armato." On a personal level, he mourns the death of his wife and feels lonely. Hip-hop music seems to have a certain appeal to him. In his final days as Italian head of state, he faces some courageous decisions, as well as pardons and a groundbreaking legislative proposal.
Actors and actresses
Mariano De Santis
Dorotea De Santis
Ugo Romani
Coco Valori
Massimo Labaro
Lanfranco Mare
Valeria Cafiero
Maria Gallo
Domenico Samaritano
Isa Rocca
Reviews & comments
Fraser072
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Yesterday I was able to see it during the Alkmaar Film Festival.
Beautiful, and especially beautifully shot film with a leading role for Toni Servillo.
Starts a bit slow, but blossoms into a gem.
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mrklm
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The Italian president [Toni Servillo] is at the end of his political career and faces two major decisions: he may pardon a convicted person, and there is a proposal for an euthanasia law. His daughter [Anna Ferzetti] pressures him not to pass the euthanasia law on to his successor, but the president is primarily occupied with something that has been gnawing at him for years. A film about a president weighing his options sounds boring, and there is hardly any story to speak of. But Servillo's nuanced performance, Sorrentina's visual creativity, and Dario D'Antonio's sublime cinematography make this pleasing to most senses nonetheless. The ending of the scene with Rufin Doh Zeyenouin as the Pope is a gem.
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Drulko Vlaschjan
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Man, that was boring. It would have helped if the film had been 45 minutes shorter. It hardly matters then which 45 minutes you cut. Although there were a few nice scenes in it, which, incidentally, added little to the whole. But mostly, I was bored.
It started with that incredibly terrible opening dialogue, which was full of plot explanation. A first-year screenwriting student wouldn't pass their exam with that.
The little plot the film had was extremely predictable. But then again, it was perhaps more about the protagonist's character. That was portrayed quite well in itself, and Servillo is undeniably a great actor. To convey an emotion, he doesn't have to do more than subtly raise his eyebrow or flick the corner of his mouth. It's just a shame that this subtlety is depicted so emphatically that it actually becomes screamingly explicit.
And then there's that little thing with the hip-hop. You learn that in your first year of screenwriting too: give your characters one quirky trait or hobby, and they immediately become a lot more human. There's some truth to that, of course, but you shouldn't lay it on *too* thick. Then it just makes you laugh. Which was welcome in itself, because otherwise there was little to laugh about.
This was my first Sorrentino and also immediately my last. Disclaimer: I have not received any formal training in screenwriting.
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