Adagio (2023 film)

Adagio is a 2023 Italian crime drama film co-written and directed by Stefano Sollima and starring Pierfrancesco Favino, Toni Servillo and Valerio Mastandrea. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 2 September 2023.

Adagio
Directed byStefano Sollima
Written byStefano Bises
Stefano Sollima
Produced byLorenzo Mieli
Stefano Sollima
StarringPierfrancesco Favino
Toni Servillo
CinematographyPaolo Carnera
Release date
  • 2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) (Venice)
CountryItaly

Cast

Production

The filming began on 5 September 2022 in Rome.[1] Adagio is the final installment of Sollima's trilogy about Roman crime following ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards (2012) and Suburra (2015).[2][3]

Release

The film premiered in-competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2023.[4][5] It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'World Cinema' section and was screened on 7 October 2023.[6]

It is scheduled to be released in Italian cinemas on 14 December 2023.[7]

Reception

During its premiere at Venice, the film received standing ovation of over ten minutes. [8]

Damon Wise from Deadline positively compared it to Elio Petri's Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion.[9]

Variety defined it "a solidly assembled yarn about the on-the-ground consequences of a moral breakdown at the heart of the state".[10]

Camillo De Marco from Cineuropa described Adagio as "a finely crafted and well-directed genre film enhanced by the performances of Pierfrancesco Favino and Toni Servillo".[11]

Time Out rated the film with a score of four star on five.[12]

Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations for Adagio
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Venice Film Festival 9 September 2023 Golden Lion Stefano Sollima Nominated [13]

References
  1. Vivarelli, Nick (7 September 2022). "'Without Remorse' Director Stefano Sollima Shooting Italian Crimer 'Adagio' With A-List Cast". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. Bigi, Emanuele (4 January 2023). "I 10 film italiani più attesi del 2023". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. "'Adagio' a Venezia, Stefano Sollima torna nella sua Roma". La Repubblica (in Italian). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. "Adagio". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. Roxborough, Scott (25 July 2023). "Venice Scores Star-Studded Lineup Despite Strikes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. "The 28th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List". Busan International Film Festival. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. Sollazzo, Boris (1 September 2023). "Adagio: in esclusiva e anteprima mondiale il teaser trailer del film". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  8. https://www.odnako.org/in-sollimas-rome-without-light-in-venice-ten-minutes-of-applause-and-standing-ovation-for-adagio/
  9. Wise, Damon (2 September 2023). "'Adagio' Review: A Great Cast Smoulders In Stefano Sollima's Slow-Burn Rome-Set Gangster Drama – Venice Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  10. Bray, Catherine (2 September 2023). "'Adagio' Review: Stefano Sollima's Muscular Roman Crime Drama Makes the Most of a Top Craft Team". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  11. De Marco, Camillo (2 September 2023). "Review: Adagio". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  12. de Semlyen, Phil (3 September 2023). "Venice review: Stefano Sollima's 'Adagio' is a slow burn gangster thriller that draw you in". Time Out. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  13. "Venezia 80 Competition". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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