La Grazia

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La Grazia

R

2025

2h 11m

Drama

Romance

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From Academy and BAFTA Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, LA GRAZIA is a sweeping exploration of love, duty, and personal freedom. Toni Servillo -- winner of the Best Actor Award at the 2025 Venice Film Festival -- stars as Italy's outgoing president, Mariano De Santis, navigating moral and personal crossroads with the help of his confidante and daughter, Dorotea (Anna Ferzetti). With Sorrentino's signature poetic vision and an evocative soundtrack, this heartfelt masterwork is an intimate meditation on fatherhood, conscience, and the enduring question: who owns our days?

Critics Consensus

Celebrating the virtues of fortitude and patience, La Grazia is an atypically restrained effort from writer-director Paolo Sorrentino that reunites him with the dependably majestic Toni Servillo.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Apr 17

3.5/5

Either La Grazia is Sorrentino’s best movie in a while, or it’s taken me this long to acquire a taste for the strange flavour of his work, where the studied weirdness masks the actual weirdness beneath.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Mar 26

Servillo gives the film its heart. His performance is never theatrical, quite the opposite. But every pause, hesitation, silence, speaks volumes about his character’s burdens. That face does its work. It’s a face that cannot bore.

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Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

Mar 24

4/5

La Grazia sees Sorrentino at his most sober and sincere, and his doleful muse, Servillo, at his formidable best.

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Leandro Ariel Porcelli

Cinéfilo Serial

May 21

9/10

A story that aims to find some of life's truths by way of a comforting fantasy in which power is compatible with a moral compass. Offers good laughs and a worthwhile meditation on what makes life worth living. [Full review in Spanish]

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

May 16

4.5/5

A brilliant film that explores the world of politics in a way rarely seen on the screen. A beautiful acting performance from Toni Servillo made even better by a remarkable screenplay.

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Mauricio Jarufe Caballero

Cinencuentro

Apr 21

[Paolo Sorrentino's] films remind us that other ways of seeing the world (more beautiful and more decadent) are possible, and, with La Grazia, he suggests that this can also apply to politics. [Full review in Spanish]

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Tushar G

Jan 7

what a perfect movie

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Lucia

Jan 5

Anyone who appreciates the storytelling style of Paolo Sorrentino and his collaborative process with Toni Servillo will want to see this film — another fresh take on self reflection, lifes meaning, the importance of whats true or not true, and the impact of the choices we make. I was captivated for the entire 2 hrs and 11 minutes.

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Trish B

@RT53670034 May 15

A delicately wrought and moving depiction of adult relationships and old age. So perfectly cast and satisfying from beginning to smile inducing end.

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Stefano L

@RT44239390 May 13

Paolo Sorrentino remains a master, but La Grazia relies too much on obvious symbolism. The President (reminiscent of Mattarella) faces a moral crisis over euthanasia, while his daughter pushes for progress. Subplots involving prisoners add gravity, yet the "Reggae Pope" on a TMax feels like a forced surrealist trope. Iconic scenes, like the President rapping Guè Pequeno, feel more calculated than spontaneous. However, technical execution remains impeccable: the photography, dialogue pacing, and soundtrack are world-class. Yet, the script lacks the bite of The Great Beauty. The aesthetic is flawless, but the narrative structure is thin. Sorrentino is still Italy’s premier auteur, but here the writing is too predictable. Rating: 2.5/5. I won’t reveal anything else because you need to see the film for yourself; it remains a recommended watch for its sheer cinematic quality

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Ben L

@BennyBen May 9

This might be a bit slow-moving for some but your patience will be rewarded if you stick with it. Not without faults, but a moving and sensitively handled movie illustrating the profound efffect of loss and the way we struggle to deal with important moral issues.

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Jorge M

@MartinSupreme Apr 24

Though I'm not an expert in cinematographic language, I can see it very present here. A script that could have been another boring drama if done by another director is very beautiful and has a lot of weight in the hands of Sorrentino.

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Synopsis

From Academy and BAFTA Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, LA GRAZIA is a sweeping exploration of love, duty, and personal freedom. Toni Servillo -- winner of the Best Actor Award at the 2025 Venice Film Festival -- stars as Italy's outgoing president, Mariano De Santis, navigating moral and personal crossroads with the help of his confidante and daughter, Dorotea (Anna Ferzetti). With Sorrentino's signature poetic vision and an evocative soundtrack, this heartfelt masterwork is an intimate meditation on fatherhood, conscience, and the enduring question: who owns our days?

Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Producer: Annamaria Morelli, Paolo Sorrentino
Screenwriter: Paolo Sorrentino, Paolo Sorrentino
Distributor: MUBI
Production Co: The Apartment, Numero 10
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 5, 2025, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $131.7K
Runtime: 2h 11m