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Loro

2018 · 157 min

A glossy, seductive and hollow swirl of excess and power, drifting between grotesque parties and quiet loneliness, demanding patience as it sprawls.

Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Genres: Drama
Starring: Toni Servillo, Elena Sofia Ricci, Riccardo Scamarcio

Tagline: Welcome to the party.
Overview: Internationally released Director's Cut of "Loro 1" and "Loro 2", which were released separately as two movies in Italy. The film talks about the group of businessmen and politicians – the Loro (Them) from the title – who live and act near to media tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi in the years between 2006 and 2009.

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Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Genres: Drama
Starring: Toni Servillo, Elena Sofia Ricci, Riccardo Scamarcio

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
ambition
isolation
betrayal
Places: big city
single country house
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Written by: Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
Starring: Toni Servillo, Elena Sofia Ricci, Riccardo Scamarcio, Kasia Smutniak, Euridice Axén, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Roberto De Francesco, Dario Cantarelli
Music: Lele Marchitelli
Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
Runtime: 157 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: Italian

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