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Leopardi

Original title: Il giovane favoloso
2014 · 2 h 23 min
Directed by Mario Martone · Italy · Contemporary European Art Cinema
BiographyDramaHistory

Cast

Elio Germano Michele Riondino Massimo Popolizio Anna Mouglalis Valerio Binasco Paolo Graziosi

Credits

Written by: Mario Martone

Plot

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi turns his debilitating illness and isolation into some of the greatest poetry of the age.

Sinekatalog’s take

Mario Martone's biopic, with Elio Germano, is intense and beautifully shot, a portrait of a tormented genius.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (3,193 votes)
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