The trials and tribulations of being the President of the Italian Republic, portrayed by Toni Servillo, whose performance earned him an award at the Venice Film Festival.
La grazia
- Date:
- from
30 Apr 2026
- Age restrictions
- 18+
2025, Paolo Sorrentino
Italy
132 minutes, Italian with Russian subtitles
Starring: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Massimo Venturiello, Orlando Cinque
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Before us is a portrait of a mature and weary man who lost his wife eight years ago. His daughter selflessly supports her father, whilst his son has long since been living in another country. As his life draws to a close, the protagonist is burdened with serious responsibilities: deciding whether to legalise or ban euthanasia, or whether to pardon the husband who strangled his wife. He is destined to be at the centre of any such decision, because he is the President of Italy.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with film critic Yegor Moskvitin and Denis Ruzaev, curator of the
Shot from La grazia, 2025
To be human, La Grazia seems to say, is to fight and lose against uncertainty, and then to fight and lose some more.
— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture
