'La Grazia' Andrea Pirrello Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's La Grazia, widely hailed as a return to form for the 2013 Oscar winner, has locked down its theatrical release date in North American cinemas. Mubi will open La Grazia in theaters on Dec. 5, teeing up a potential Oscars campaign for its inimitable Italian star, Toni Servillo. La Grazia opened the 82nd Venice Film Festival last week and was greeted with mostly rave reviews, including from The Hollywood Reporter. "By the director's standards, this is a sober and distinctly mature film, centered by the unwavering composure of Servillo's [character] De Santis," wrote THR's chief critic, David Rooney. "But it's not without the customary creative arias, the witty humor and visual delights that have distinguished Sorrentino's best work." Related Stories Movies Kathryn Bigelow Made Political Thriller 'A House of Dynamite' to Warn the World About Nuclear Annihilation Movies 'Marc by Sofia' Review: Sofia Coppola's Marc Jacobs Doc Offers a Colorful but Unrevealing Insider's Take Heaping praise on Servillo's performance, Rooney summed up his take, writing: "The alchemical ideal in actor-director collaborations." A political drama of the most introspective kind, La Grazia (which means "Grace" in Italian), follows Servillo as President Mariano De Santis, a widowed jurist in his final months in office at the peak of Italian political power. Confronted with soul-crushing dilemmas - the proposed legalization of euthanasia in Catholic Italy and the pardoning of two convicted killers - De Santis wrestles with moral uncertainty while haunted by memories of his late wife's infidelity. Anchored by solemn rituals and Sorrentino's signature surreal elegance, the film in many ways operates as a counterpoint to the director's best-known work, The Great Beauty, in its meditations on the Italian national character and personal longing and regret. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Venice 2025 Seth Rogen's Surprise Appearance at Venice Film Festival Confirmed as Research for 'The Studio' Venice 2025 Kathryn Bigelow Made Political Thriller 'A House of Dynamite' to Warn the World About Nuclear Annihilation Venice Film Festival 2025 'Marc by Sofia' Review: Sofia Coppola's Marc Jacobs Doc Offers a Colorful but Unrevealing Insider's Take Venice Film Festival 2025 Sofia Coppola Prepares to Premiere Her Intimate Portrait of Friend Marc Jacobs in Venice, But "I Didn't Want It to Be About Me" international Farhana Bhula Named Director of Film4 Venice 2025 Kim Novak's Longtime Confidante Reveals Surprising Reason 'Vertigo' Star Fled Hollywood: Sour Pickles Venice 2025 Seth Rogen's Surprise Appearance at Venice Film Festival Confirmed as Research for 'The Studio' Venice 2025 Kathryn Bigelow Made Political Thriller 'A House of Dynamite' to Warn the World About Nuclear Annihilation Venice Film Festival 2025 'Marc by Sofia' Review: Sofia Coppola's Marc Jacobs Doc Offers a Colorful but Unrevealing Insider's Take Venice Film Festival 2025 Sofia Coppola Prepares to Premiere Her Intimate Portrait of Friend Marc Jacobs in Venice, But "I Didn't Want It to Be About Me" international Farhana Bhula Named Director of Film4 Venice 2025 Kim Novak's Longtime Confidante Reveals Surprising Reason 'Vertigo' Star Fled Hollywood: Sour Pickles