The Hand of God (2021)
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In 1980s Naples, young Fabietto pursues his love for football as family tragedy strikes, shaping his uncertain but promising future as a filmmaker.
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... Fabietto Schisa
... Saverio Schisa
... Maria Schisa
... Patrizia
... Marchino Schisa
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Calling this a "coming-of-age" film is like calling Bud Lite a beer. They're not in the same class. I compare this film to my other favorite re-telling of a seminal childhood memory - Joanna Hogg's Souvenir.
The great Austrian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke, once wrote "For it is not yet the memories themselves. Not till they have turned to blood within us, to glance and gesture, nameless and no longer to be distinguished from ourselves - not till then can it happen that in a most rare hour the first word of a verse arises in their midst and goes forth from them." And that is visible here. Sorrentino writes this film in his own nameless, demential blood. I laughed. I cried. This film is one of those rare captures of the human condition. This is a brilliant piece of storytelling with masterful direction and top-notch acting.
That's all I have to say.
Director:
Writer:
Paolo Sorrentino (Screenplay)
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Release Date:
2021-11-24
Run Time:
130 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
The Hand of God
Calling this a "coming-of-age" film is like calling Bud Lite a beer. They're not in the same class. I compare this film to my other favorite re-telling of a seminal childhood memory - Joanna Hogg's Souvenir.
The great Austrian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke, once wrote "For it is not yet the memories themselves. Not till they have turned to blood within us, to glance and gesture, nameless and no longer to be distinguished from ourselves - not till then can it happen that in a most rare hour the first word of a verse arises in their midst and goes forth from them." And that is visible here. Sorrentino writes this film in his own nameless, demential blood. I laughed. I cried. This film is one of those rare captures of the human condition. This is a brilliant piece of storytelling with masterful direction and top-notch acting.
That's all I have to say.
Cast & Crew of
The Hand of God
Cast
... Fabietto Schisa
... Saverio Schisa
... Maria Schisa
... Patrizia
... Marchino Schisa
... Franco
... Baronessa Focale
... Alfredo
... San Gennaro
... Yulia
... Marriettiello
... Armando
... Antonio Capuano
... Aldo Cavallo
... Graziella
... Signora Gentile
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Crew
... Producer
... Costume Design
... Screenplay
... Director
... Art Direction
... Original Music Composer
... Editor
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Key Makeup Artist
... Producer
... Hair Designer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Producer
... Makeup Designer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Sound Mixer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Hairstylist
... Production Design
... Casting
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Dialogue Editor
... Dialogue Editor
... Set Costumer
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