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Sorrentino scouted the coastline for a filming location overlooking the sea and with an underground space: he found the perfect one in Villa d'Abro (in via Posillipo 46). The villa offered an ancient basement with an outlet to the sea, perfect for one of the key scenes of The Hand of God.
- Fabrizio Mariani
Early life. Sorrentino was born in the Arenella district of Naples in 1970, and was orphaned at age 16 after losing both of his parents. [4] Career. 1998–2012: Rise to prominence. His first film as a screenwriter, The Dust of Naples, was released in 1998.
Sorrentino places this extended, purely visual sequence in the city’s most representative locations, symbols of cultural ferment, art, and rebirth. The Galleria , built in the late 19th century, is an architectural masterpiece, a majestic and lively space where history, commerce, and culture intersect.
The Great Beauty (Italian: La grande bellezza [la ˈɡrande belˈlettsa]) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in competition for the Palme d'Or. [3]
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The city of Naples, including its bay and islands, is the main protagonist.This is made clear by the opening scene, which approaches the expansive city from its bay. Piazza del Plebiscito. The main piazza of Naples, Piazza del Plebiscito was still open to cars in the 1980s. This is where Zia Patrizia, played unflinchingly by Luisa Ranieri, encounte...
Diego Maradona. Anyone who knows soccer knows the name of Diego Armando Maradona and his importance to the city of Naples. The title of the film—È Stata La Mano di Dio, (It Was) The Hand of God—references Maradona’s controversial point scored for Argentina in the quarter-finals match against England in the 1986 World Cup. Maradona actually tried to...
Once Upon a Time in America. Known as “C’era una Volta in America,” this gangster classic by Italian director Sergio Leone is mentioned several times in the film. In the mid-1980s, when “Hand of God” is set, Leone’s film was considered one of the best contemporary Italian films and it also provided foreshadowing into Fabietto’s growing interest in ...
Dec 15, 2021 · The Hand of God was filmed on location in Naples, Italy. In fact, not only did Sorrentino film in his hometown, he went so far as to film at some of the exact locations he hung out as a teen,...
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Dec 17, 2021 · Actually, Sorrentino only permanently left Naples when he was 37, living in his family home until that time, he said in a recent interview with an Italian newspaper.
