Directed by Roberto Ando
Italy/France | Italian/French/English w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2016 | 100 min
Film Source: Breaking Glass Pictures
Sponsor: 05401 PLUS
Showtime: Saturday, October 22 | 2:45 p.m. | FH
The peerless Toni Servillo has made a career of turning in one exquisitely realized performance after another, impressing audiences in films like The Great Beauty, Il Divo and Gomorrah. In The Confessions, Servillo reteams with his Viva la Libertà director Roberto Ando to play a monk summoned to a G8 meeting in Germany to hear the confession of the director of the International Monetary Fund. After the IMF director is discovered dead the following morning, a sly mystery begins to unfold, rich with political undertones, philosophical musings and Agatha Christie echoes. The superb cast also includes Daniel Auteuil, Connie Nielsen and a host of familiar character actors from around the globe. ~SJ
Also showing: Sunday, October 23 | 8:30 p.m. | BB