Viva la Libertà

Name: Viva la Libertà
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: November 7, 2014
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 42

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Distrib Films | Release Date: November 7, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: As the national election approaches, Enrico Oliveri (Toni Servillo) has plummeted in the polls and his supporters and adversaries alike begin to acknowledge his impending downfall. Unwilling to face the failure of his party and his nation, Oliveri vanishes into the night. The party leadership tries to hedge for time by concealing Oliveri’sAs the national election approaches, Enrico Oliveri (Toni Servillo) has plummeted in the polls and his supporters and adversaries alike begin to acknowledge his impending downfall. Unwilling to face the failure of his party and his nation, Oliveri vanishes into the night. The party leadership tries to hedge for time by concealing Oliveri’s disappearance with a series of acrobatic sidesteps. In a desperate move, right hand man Andrea Bottini seeks out Oliveri’s look-alike twin brother, Giovanni Ernani (Toni Servillo), a prolific author and philosopher who is freshly released from an insane asylum. Slowly and steadily, Giovanni insinuates himself into his brother’s public persona, impersonating Oliveri’s every tick and mannerism exquisitely – yet slightly imperfectly. Giovanni quickly surpasses his brother’s political prowess with an eerie talent for rallying the masses through fearless and heroic speeches.… Expand

Director: Roberto Andò

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Bill Stamets

Jan 1, 2015

Servillo charms in his dual turn, then takes it up a notch when one brother shows off his childhood knack for impersonating his look-alike. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Nov 6, 2014

Roberto Andò's Viva la Libertà wobbles between being wispily suggestive of finer existential meaning and generational commentary, and being basically a handsomely dressed-up “Dave” for post-Berlusconi Italy. Read full review

Jeff Baker

Dec 12, 2014

An Italian import that isn't sure what it's supposed to be but knows it's not funny. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Nov 28, 2014

Though the actor ably creates two distinct people, neither part is entirely convincing in this stuck-in-neutral feature, which combines a vague commentary on Italian politics with a vague portrayal of middle-aged awakening. Read full review

Nick Schager

Nov 4, 2014

From Dave to The Dictator, politicians-replaced-by-doppelgängers has long been a favorite comedy movie device — yet never has it been employed for more torturous faux-funny business than in Viva la Libertà. Read full review

Oleg Ivanov

Oct 28, 2014

It ultimately lacks the vision and conviction to honestly and meaningfully dissect a contemporary political movement's deep-seated structural malaise. Read full review

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Martal

Apr 24, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm kinda surprised to see so many negative reviews of this very interesting, beautiful looking, and wonderfully acted little morality tale. It's certainly slow and low-key, having more the deadpan, black humored subtlety of 'Being There' rather than the much broader and more straightforward 'Dave' to which it's often compared. But to me that's what made it so engaging as these two very different men go on their separate journeys.

(Danger *** Spoiler Alert *** Danger)

The politician on a journey of self-discovery, gradually learning to access the considerably warmer, more open, and more playful side of his 'crazy' brother (as we see in that closing shot of him smiling, finally with a that same playful twinkle in his eye that his brother has), while the stand-in's journey seems to be more of a 'teachable moment' for those around him, including his formerly dower and defeated brother, and... hilariously.... Italy itself.

But, as I understood it, the imposter is sufficiently smart and ego-free to know that, while he's an excellent and inspirational orator, he simply doesn't have the political know-how to steer his party through the rocky rapids of an election, and so steps aside so that his now more evolved brother can take the helm again. A perfect ending, to my mind, not the ambiguous cop-out that many have complained about.… Expand

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