"Silvio and the others" – a film about Vladimir Putin's friend goes to rent

On January 3, the Italian film "Silvio and others "was released in Ukrainian. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, Oscar of Great Beauty and director of the scandalous series "Young Papa", he photographed former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, friend of Vladimir Putin and Kuma Andrei Shevchenko.

"This is the first picture of Sorrentino who was not sponsored by Berlusconi's Medusa Film, written for film critic Anton Dolin for meduza.io

– The Idea was perfect, one of the most famous Italian filmmakers shooting a film about the man of politics and man of hideous Silvio Berlusconi

First problem of the film: the spectacular visibility inherent in all the previous works of the tandem of Sorrentino with the Operator Luke Bigazzzi has been brought to the apotheosis. "Silvio and others" are so beautiful that they even surpass the best advertising examples., Filmed by the great masters of cinema, is the mirage of the highest quality: when the intimidation of the shining shell of show business and politics ceases to be read as a parody, truly capturing lions, lionesses and empty secular lionesses. antiquity s with a buffet, the gallery allows you to go out at any time, but here, the construction of the perfect setting, the play of stacks of light and frozen in the tired poses must be admired several hours in a row.

At the beginning of the film, the handsome crook Sergio decides to get acquainted with. The most influential person in the country and, to get his attention, collects dozens of first class prostitutes in his villa – located just in front of Villas Berlusconi. About an hour and a half later, we wait patiently for this company to be united. Then Berlusconi really goes to Sergio's house. After that, an epilogue of early digestion takes about forty minutes and the movie ends. Throughout the show, the viewer is unhappy.

Sorrentino tries unsuccessfully to talk about Berlusconi's career in particular, to give a glimpse of his relationship with the bored and dissatisfied woman, alluding to the corruption of political allies. In the separate plot, these details are not glued, and lyrical-epic story about meeting with prostitutes interposes.

The second fundamental problem is the protagonist. Tony Servillo, not only a broad profile actor, but also a specialist in comedy del arte. Turns his face into a mask, this time smiling. This Berlusconi is impenetrable, no matter how trying to discover his secret. But if during the first hour, it intrigues, it begins to tire.

However, if the movie and the fiasco are brilliant. There is a huge amount of unforgettable episodic episodes and characters, and the erotic-parodic flirty sparks even the most unfortunate moments. In addition, the film is so fragmented that it allows the ingenious viewer to include the imagination and compose the elements as he pleases, interpreting the action on screen at your way. "

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