Paolo Sorrentino’s (The Great Beauty) most personal film yet is a tale of fate and family, sports and cinema, love and loss. In 1980s Naples, young Fabietto pursues his love for soccer as family tragedy strikes. But when Fabietto crosses paths with soccer legend Diego Maradona, he embarks on a journey of heartbreak and liberation that ultimately shapes his uncertain but promising future as a filmmaker.
The Hand of God
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The Hand of God
Q&A filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino with JBFC Board President Janet Maslin
Tickets: $12 (members), $17 (nonmembers)
"Sorrentino has brought out sumptuous veins of joy and sorrow that feel richer, deeper, more searingly poignant than anything the director has done before"
"A fevered coming-of-age tale"
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Q&A filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino with JBFC Board President Janet Maslin
Saturday, Mar. 5 2022, 12:30
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Paolo Sorrentino is an award-winning Italian filmmaker. His 2013 film La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2016 he directed the television series The Young Pope starring Jude Law and its follow up, The New Pope starring John Malkovich. Sorrentino's credits include, Il Divo (2008) and This Must Be the Place (2011) starring Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, and Harry Dean Stanton.
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