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La Grazia

Summary Mariano De Santis (Toni Servillo) is the President of the Italian Republic. No connection to any real-life presidents; he is entirely a product of the author’s imagination. A widower and a Catholic, he has a daughter, Dorotea, a legal scholar like himself. As his term draws to a close, amid uneventful days, two final duties arise: decidi...

Directed By: Paolo Sorrentino

Written By: Paolo Sorrentino

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Summary Mariano De Santis (Toni Servillo) is the President of the Italian Republic. No connection to any real-life presidents; he is entirely a product of the author’s imagination. A widower and a Catholic, he has a daughter, Dorotea, a legal scholar like himself. As his term draws to a close, amid uneventful days, two final duties arise: decidi...

Directed By: Paolo Sorrentino

Written By: Paolo Sorrentino

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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Aug 29, 2025
90
The unknowability of life is beautiful, but so too is our desire to know. To be human, La Grazia seems to say, is to fight and lose against uncertainty, and then to fight and lose some more.
By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW
Aug 27, 2025
80
La grazia is wonderful. It is slow initially and sometimes difficult but it gradually, seductively seeps into you and becomes near impossible to shake.
By Kevin Maher FULL REVIEW
Dec 5, 2025
75
Sorrentino and cinematographer Daria D’Antonio color coordinate each and every frame to a fare-thee-well. Even scenes set in an Italian prison have real visual flair.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
Aug 27, 2025
75
La Grazia embodies much of the Sorrentino appeal, even if it registers in more of a minor key for the Italian auteur. The film is playful when it wants to be and pensive when it needs to be.
By Marshall Shaffer FULL REVIEW
Aug 27, 2025
70
The movie will not exactly set your pulse racing. It’s staid. But there’s a hum of inspiration to its meditation.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
Aug 27, 2025
67
The style-substance ratio here is still not ideal, but the film offers enough of both for an appealing, intellectually, and emotionally tickling experience.
By Zhuo-Ning Su FULL REVIEW
Aug 28, 2025
40
Perhaps La Grazia is enjoyed best as a more optimistic B-side to either Il Divo or Loro, Sorrentino’s lewd and scurrilous biopics of the former Italian prime ministers Giulio Andreotti and Silvio Berlusconi – both of which, incidentally, were also played by Servillo. But I know which ones I’d rather put on for fun.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company
  • The Apartment
  • Numero 10
  • PiperFilm
Release Date Dec 5, 2025
Duration 2 h 11 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline A president. A pardon. A legacy.
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Awards

Venice Film Festival
• 7 Wins & 8 Nominations
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
European Film Awards
• 2 Nominations

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