The Place 2017
- Director: Paolo Genevese
- Based on book: no
- Cast: Valerio Mastandrea and many other great actors I’ve
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Sadly, none
- Why? Good reviews
- Seen: 27 May 2022
The Place is a café in Rome. A
mild-looking middle-aged man sits at a table with a thick writing book which he
has filled with notations. Desperate people come to him for help. A man whose
son is dying. A woman whose husband is suffering from sever Alzheimer’s. A nun
who has lost her god. The man offers help, for a price. The father must kill a
little girl. The woman must construct and plant a bomb, killing a required
number of people. The nun must become pregnant.
For example.
A pattern emerges. The demands on one are
connected to the needs of others. The man insists on hearing details of how the
missions are being carried out. He is always calm, gentle but firm, and he
always assures his supplicants that it’s their choice that their wishes be
fulfilled but they must do exactly as he says.
Who is this man? He never answers questions
about himself. The nun wonders if he isn’t the devil. But then again, he might
be God. With a very thick notebook.
It’s brilliant. And it all takes place at
one table in the Place.
5* of 5
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