| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Achievement in Makeup Aldo Signoretti Vittorio Sodano |
MPI
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, MPI Video)
Pretentious biography of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti. All of the flashy cinematography and digital manipulation cannot obscure the fact that there isn't much of a story here. A corrupt politician, who is also socially inept, is accused of conspiring with the mafia to murder his political opponents. He is put on trial numerous times but always dismissed, until finally convicted as an elderly man, though apparently that too is eventually overturned. Really, though, this is a visually oriented film: Andreotti with his peculiar mannerisms, flat ears, hunched back and dour face is more like a cartoon than a real character. No opportunity is wasted to indulge in quirky music selections, to linger over a character actor with an unusual face or to pose Andreotti in an ironic way; all of which makes a great trailer, just not the best of films.
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