The Hand of God (film)

The Hand of God (Italian: È stata la mano di Dio, i.e. It was the hand of God) is a 2021 Italian drama film written, directed, and produced by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Betti Pedrazzi, Biagio Manna and Ciro Capano.

Not to be confused with Hand of God (film).

The Hand of God
Film poster
ItalianÈ stata la mano di Dio
Directed byPaolo Sorrentino
Written byPaolo Sorrentino
Produced by
  • Paolo Sorrentino
  • Lorenzo Mieli
Starring


CinematographyDaria D'Antonio
Edited byCristiano Travaglioli
Music byLele Marchitelli
Production
companies
  • The Apartment
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) (Venice)
  • 24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It competed for the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize and where Filippo Scotti received the Marcello Mastroianni Award. It is scheduled to be released in a limited release on 24 November 2021, followed by streaming on Netflix on 15 December 2021. It was selected as the Italian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[2]

Plot

In the 1980s, young Fabietto (Filippo Scotti) lives at home in Naples with his father Saverio Schisa (Toni Servillo) and mother Maria Schisa (Teresa Saponangelo). He doesn’t have many friends or a lover and wants to study philosophy in college. For the time being, he's mainly listening to music and watching Diego Maradona playing for his home team, Napoli. His brother Marchino (Marlon Joubert) takes him to acting auditions and sympathizes with his affection for their emotionally troubled aunt Patrizia (Luisa Ranieri). Then, tragedy strikes the Schisa family and Fabietto comes of age in a cruel and brutal manner.[3][4]

Cast
The cast along with the film's director Paolo Sorrentino during the première at the 2021 Venice Film Festival
  • Filippo Scotti as Fabietto Schisa
  • Toni Servillo as Saverio Schisa
  • Teresa Saponangelo as Maria Schisa
  • Luisa Ranieri as Patrizia
  • Massimiliano Gallo as Franco
  • Renato Carpentieri as Alfredo
  • Marlon Joubert as Marchino Schisa
  • Betti Pedrazzi as Baronessa Focale
  • Biagio Manna as Armando
  • Ciro Capano as Capuano
  • Enzo De Caro as San Gennaro
  • Sofya Gershevich as Yulia
  • Roberto Oliveri as Maurizio
  • Lino Musella as Marriettiello
  • Cristiana Dell'Anna as Armando sister
  • Monica Nappo as Silvana
  • Carmen Pommella as Annarella
  • Adriano Saleri as Fellini's assistant

Production

In July 2020, it was announced Paolo Sorrentino would write, direct, and produce the film, with Netflix attached to distribute.[5] In September 2020, Toni Servillo joined the cast of the film, with principal photography commencing that same month, in Naples, Italy.[6]

In July 2020, a lawyer for Diego Maradona stated he was exploring legal action against the film for its title, as it is a reference to Maradona's 1986 FIFA World Cup goal against England, and use of Maradona's image was not authorized. Netflix responded that the film is not a sports film or about Maradona and instead a personal story inspired by Sorrentino's youth.[7]

Release

The Hand of God had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2021. It became available worldwide on Netflix on 15 December 2021.[8]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 82% based on 109 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.The website's critical consensus reads "Although The Hand of God isn't Sorrentino's best work, this beautifully filmed coming-of-age story sings in a beguiling, albeit minor, key. [9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

See also

References
  1. "The Hand of God". Venice International Film Festival. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. "Oscar 94^ Edizione: "È stata la mano di Dio" È il film Italiano designato per la categoria "International Feature Film Award"". ANICA. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. Bradshaw, Peter (1 December 2021). "Paolo Sorrentino tells his own Maradona story". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. Marius, Marley (3 December 2021). "Paolo Sorrentino tells his own Maradona story". Vogue. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. Ravindran, Manori (8 July 2020). "Paolo Sorrentino to Direct 'The Hand of God' for Netflix". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. Vivarelli, Nick (14 September 2020). "Toni Servillo Joins Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Hand of God' as Shooting Starts". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. Grater, Tom (13 July 2020). "Diego Maradona Exploring Legal Action Over Paolo Sorrentino Netflix Film 'The Hand Of God'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  8. Tartaglione, Nancy (19 August 2021). "'The Hand Of God': Teaser For Paolo Sorrentino's Venice-Bound Story Of Fate, Family, Sports, Cinema, Love & Loss". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. "The Hand of God". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  10. "The Hand of God". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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