Padrenostro

Padrenostro
Italian teaser poster
Directed byClaudio Noce
Screenplay by
  • Claudio Noce
  • Enrico Audennio
Story by
  • Claudio Noce
  • Enrico Audennio
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichele D'Attanasio [it]
Edited byGiogiò Franchini [it]
Music byRatchev & Carratello
Production
companies
Distributed byVision Distribution
Release dates
  • 4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) (Venice)
  • 24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) (Italy)
Running time
120 minutes[1][2][3]
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$1.2 million[1]

Padrenostro (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpadreˈnɔstro]; lit.'Our Father') is a 2020 Italian coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Claudio Noce. It was selected to be shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[4][5] At Venice, Pierfrancesco Favino won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.[6]

The film is loosely based on the 1976 assassination attempt of deputy police commissioner Alfonso Noce, Noce's father, by far-left terrorist group Nuclei Armati Proletari, during the Years of Lead.[7]

Plot

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Rome, 1976. 10-years-old Valerio witnesses together with his mother a failed assassination attempt on his father Alfonso by a terrorist commando. From that moment on, fear and a constant sense of vulnerability dramatically mark the feelings of the whole family. That summer, Valerio meets Christian, a boy slightly older than him. Lonely, rebellious, and bold, he seems to have come out of nowhere. Their meeting will change his life forever.

Cast

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Production

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Principal photography began on 29 July 2019 in Rome, moving from early October in Calabria.[8]

Release

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The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2020.[9] It was released in Italian theaters on 24 September 2020[1][2] by Vision Distribution.[7]

Reception

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Box office

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Padrenostro grossed $1.2 million in Italy.[1]

Critical response

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The film holds a 57% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on seven reviews, with an average of 6/10.[3] On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 51 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Padrenostro (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Padrenostro (2020)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Padrenostro (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ^ Sharf, Zack (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Venezia 77 Competition". La Biennale. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners: Nomadland Takes Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby Is Best Actress". IndieWire. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b Magliaro, Alessandra (8 August 2020). "Padrenostro, il terrorismo aria di famiglia" (in Italian). ANSA. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (8 October 2019). "Pierfrancesco Favino on set for Padrenostro". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Padrenostro". La Biennale. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Padrenostro". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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