Padre (film)

Padre
Directed byGiada Colagrande
Written byGiada Colagrande
Claudio Colombo
Produced byGaia Furrer
StarringGiada Colagrande
Willem Dafoe
Franco Battiato
Marina Abramović
Release date
  • October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25) (Morelia)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Padre is a 2016 Italian drama film written by Giada Colagrande and Claudio Colombo, directed by Colagrande and starring Colagrande, Willem Dafoe, Franco Battiato and Marina Abramović.

Cast

  • Giada Colagrande as Giulia Fontana
  • Willem Dafoe as James Verdun
  • Franco Battiato Giulio Fontana
  • Marina Abramović Giulia's mother
  • Claudio Colombo as Claudio
  • Carlo Guaitoli as Carlo
  • Fabio Balasso as Fabio
  • Annalisa Canfora as Annalisa
  • Gemma Carbone as Gemma
  • Alice Colombo as Alice
  • Alessandra Cristiani as Ale
  • Esther Elisha as Esther

Release

The film premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival on October 25, 2016.[1]

Reception

Anton Bitel of Projected Figures gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Patience is indeed required to navigate this mystery’s enigmatic, circular structure – but along the way, Giulia’s ghost-watching cat Colombo is a constant source of entertainment."[2]

Rich Cline of Shadows on the Wall awarded the film three stars out of five and wrote, "The film looks superb, with a terrific series of settings and characters, even if most scenes are overrun with obtuse quotations."[3]

Lorenzo Belenguer of Escapadas Ideas Mag gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Constantly in a restrained mode, it is brilliantly acted specially by Colagrande and Dafoe. A film that I highly recommend."[4]

References

  1. ^ Bautista, Berenice (October 28, 2016). "Willem Dafoe: "Creo en la sabiduría del cuerpo"". Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Bitel, Anton (May 17, 2020). "Padre (2016)". Projected Figures. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Cline, Rich (September 13, 2018). "Padre". Shadows on the Wall. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Belenguer, Lorenzo (September 21, 2018). "PADRE is a Film that Transcends Death". Medium. Retrieved June 23, 2023.