US EditionPaolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’ Lands Enthusiastic 4-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice Opening Night
The film portrays President DeSantis confronting complex moral decisions including two pardon petitions and a euthanasia bill amid personal grief and political duty.
- Paolo Sorrentino’s film La Grazia premiered as the opening feature of the 82nd Venice Film Festival in 2025 and was met with an extended ovation at the event held on the Lido.
- The film focuses on fictional Italian President Mariano DeSantis, who faces moral decisions about pardoning two murderers and signing a euthanasia bill during his final months in office.
- Toni Servillo stars as DeSantis, delivering a subdued and compelling portrayal, supported by a cast including Anna Ferzetti and Massimo Venturiello, with Sorrentino emphasizing themes of love, leadership, and mortality.
- Sorrentino said he portrayed a positive politician because daily news shows impulsive decisions by leaders, and the movie aims to explore what a moral leader should be like.
- La Grazia suggests hope amid political division and corruption by reflecting on leadership's human and ethical challenges, marking a stylistic return to Sorrentino's earlier, more contemplative work.
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