Padre is a 2016 Italian drama film written by Giada Colagrande and Claudio Colombo, directed by Colagrande and starring Colagrande, Willem Dafoe, Franco Battiato and Marina Abramović.
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Premise
Mourning the death of her father, Giulia is contacted by him from the other dimension.
Cast
Giada Colagrande as Giulia Fontana
Willem Dafoe as James Verdun
Franco Battiato Giulio Fontana
Marina Abramović Giulia's mother
Claudio Colombo as Claudio
Carlo Guaitoli as Carlo
Fabio Balasso as Fabio
Annalisa Canfora as Annalisa
Gemma Carbone as Gemma
Alice Colombo as Alice
Alessandra Cristiani as Ale
Esther Elisha as Esther
Release
The film premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival on October 25, 2016.
Reception
Anton Bitel of Projected Figures gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Patience is indeed required to navigate this mystery’s enigmatic, circular structure – but along the way, Giulia’s ghost-watching cat Colombo is a constant source of entertainment."
Rich Cline of Shadows on the Wall awarded the film three stars out of five and wrote, "The film looks superb, with a terrific series of settings and characters, even if most scenes are overrun with obtuse quotations."
Lorenzo Belenguer of Escapadas Ideas Mag gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Constantly in a restrained mode, it is brilliantly acted specially by Colagrande and Dafoe. A film that I highly recommend."