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Adagio is a 2023 Italian crime drama film co-written and directed by Stefano Sollima and starring Pierfrancesco Favino, Toni Servillo and Valerio Mastandrea. Adagio was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival , where it premiered on 2 September 2023.
The film focuses on four wealthy, corrupt Italian libertines in the time of the fascist Republic of Salò (1943–1945). The libertines kidnap 18 teenagers and subject them to four months of extreme violence, sadism, genital torture and psychological torture.
Mar 15, 2024 · Lists about notable people who chose to end their lives, why they did it, and the effects their deaths had on those they left behind. Over 8K filmgoers have voted on the 75+ Best Movies About Suicide. Current Top 3: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Suicide Room, Girl, Interrupted.
- The Seventh Continent (1989) In what could arguably be regarded as the most shocking debut in cinema history, Michael Haneke devastates and bludgeons his viewers with eerie silences, smothering the violent implosions that plague the human psyche. ‘
- Taste of Choice (1997) Perhaps the most profound philosophical exploration of suicide and death in cinema, Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami‘s poetic tale of a man’s search for someone willing to bury him after his death is a richly thought- provoking, emotionally powerful cinematic experience that lingers in your minds long after the credits have rolled out in true Kiarostami fashion. ‘
- The Fire Within (1963) The great Louis Malle delves deep into the realities of suicidal thoughts and meaning of life and existence through a depressive alcoholic who undergoes rehabilitation and decides to visit his friends one last time in order to search for the ever evading truths of life before ending it. ‘
- The Hours (2002) A painfully underrated film starring the likes of Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore with a staggering central performance from Nicole Kidman, ‘The Hours’ is an intense, harrowing look at the painful vulnerabilities of the human condition.
Jun 20, 2003 · The Best of Youth: Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. With Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Adriana Asti, Sonia Bergamasco. An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.
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- Drama, Romance
- Marco Tullio Giordana
- 2003-06-20
Mar 7, 2014 · “Honey” (“miele” in Italian) is the code name for Irene, a fiercely free-spirited woman in the shadowy business of assisted suicide. Portrayed by Jasmine Trinca, an athletic gamin with adorably...
Sep 15, 2023 · While it was widely believed that Alicia Drake committed suicide after going mad and jumping from her bedroom balcony into the canal below, it's revealed that, after ruining Alicia's relationship...
