Il Divo

Il divo (, The Celebrity or more literally The Divine, from Latin divus, "god") is a 2008 Italian biographical drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It is based on the figure of former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. It competed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, where it was awarded the Jury Prize. The film also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Makeup at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010. Synopsis The film presents the story of Giulio Andreotti, a seven-time Prime Minister of Italy notorious for his alleged ties to the Mafia. The narration covers Andreotti's seventh election in 1992, his failed bid for the presidency of the Italian Republic, the bribe scandal Tangentopoli and his trial in 1995. As the film opens, Giulio Andreotti gives an inner monologue observing how he has managed to survive his tumultuous political career while his various detractors have died. A montage shows the murders of various people connected to Andreotti, including journalist Mino Pecorelli, Carabinieri general Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, bankers Michele Sindona and Roberto Calvi, and former Prime Minister Aldo Moro. Cast Toni Servillo as Giulio Andreotti Anna Bonaiuto as Livia Danese, Giulio Andreotti's wife Flavio Bucci as Franco Evangelisti Carlo Buccirosso as Paolo Cirino Pomicino Piera Degli Esposti as Mrs. Enea, Giulio Andreotti's secretary Alberto Cracco as Don Mario Giorgio Colangeli as Salvo Lima Massimo Popolizio as Vittorio Sbardella Aldo Ralli as Giuseppe Ciarrapico Giulio Bosetti as Eugenio Scalfari Gianfelice Imparato as Vincenzo Scotti Paolo Graziosi as Aldo Moro Lorenzo Gioielli as Mino Pecorelli Giovanni Vettorazzo as Magistrate Scarpinato Cristina Serafini as Caterina Stagno Achille Brugnini as Fiorenzo Angelini Pietro Biondi as Francesco Cossiga Fanny Ardant as French Ambassador's wife