Happy birthday to Toni Servillo, one of Italy’s hardest working, multi-award winning and most talented living actors. So many of Italy’s finest are difficult to get to know here in the US, but much of Servillo’s work is available on Region 1 DVD.
I admit I’m a little obsessed with him; I am mesmerized by his transformations and he never seems like he’s acting.
If you click on the title, you’ll find my reviews of the movie, and if you click on “available on DVD”, the link will take you to where you can find it.
Here’s just a partial list of his films, well worth checking out:
La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty), playing Jep Gambardella
directed by Paolo Sorrentino
2013, not yet available on DVD in Italy
Viva la libertà, playing Enrico Oliveri/Giovanni Ernani
directed by Roberto Andò
2013, available on Italian DVD
Bella Addormentata (Dormant Beauty) , playing Uliano Beffardi
directed by Marco Bellocchio
2012, available on Italian DVD and you can save it on Netflix
È Stato Il Figlio (It Was The Son), playing Nicola Ciraulo
directed by Daniele Ciprì
2012, available on Italian DVD and you can save it on Netflix
Il Gioiellino (The Jewel), playing Ernesto Botta
directed by Andrea Molaioli
2011, available on Italian DVD and in America
Una Vita Tranquilla (A Quiet Life), playing Rosario Russo
directed by Claudio Cupellini
2010, available on Italian DVD and you can save it on Netflix
Noi Credevamo (We Believed), playing Giuseppe Mazzini
directed by Mario Martone
2010, available on Italian DVD
Gomorra (Gomorrah), playing Franco
directed by Matteo Garrone
2008, available on Italian DVD and in America
Il Divo, playing Giulio Andreotti
directed by Paolo Sorrentino
2008, available on Italian DVD and in America
La Ragazza Del Lago (The Girl By The Lake), playing Commissario Sanzio
directed by Andrea Molaioli
2007, available on Italian DVD and in America
Le Conseguenze Dell’Amore (The Consequences of Love), playing Titta di Girolamo
directed by Paolo Sorrentino
2004, available on Italian DVD and you can save it on Netflix
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