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The Film “Grace”
* Director: Paolo Sorrentino
* Star: Toni Servillo (this is their seventh collaboration)
* Inspiration:
* Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Decalogue”
* A news story about an Italian president (Mattarella) granting a pardon too a man who killed his wife suffering from Alzheimer’s. Sorrentino found this a compelling moral dilemma.
* Themes: the film explores a complex moral dilemma.
The Collaboration Between Sorrentino and Servillo
* They have worked together on seven projects, including the Oscar-winning “The Great Beauty.”
* They describe their working relationship as a “gift” and an “alchemy” that is difficult to explain in words.
* They feel they do “mutual good” in their profession.
* Servillo hopes the film conveys the character’s complexity and sincerity to the audience.
