Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’ Lands Enthusiastic 4-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice Opening Night

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The Italians love Paolo Sorrentino. His latest drama “La Grazia,” which kicked off the 82nd Venice Film Festival, was met with a four-minute standing ovation on Wednesday night on the Lido. The story of an aging politician dealing with his own mortality — and deciding two challenging clemency cases in his final days in office […]

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