La Pietà

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La Pietà

2022

1h 24m

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Mateo and his mother Lili (Ángela Molina) have been inseparable for years. The two share an apartment, answer questions for each other, and spend practically all their moments together. But this bond becomes fraught when Lili is diagnosed with a fatal illness. With the limited time Lili has left, the pair take their toxic mother-son relationship to extreme ends. From provocateur Eduardo Casanova, La Pietà is a "gorgeously vulgar and shocking" work unlike any other (ScreenAnarchy). Winner of the Special Jury Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Casanova's latest film is a "strange, yet surprisingly heart-breaking film" that encapsulates "bizarre art horror at its finest" (Dread Central).

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

Most of La Pietà is mysterious and disquieting, a glimpse into a horrific but perversely loving familial dynamic.

Rated: B

Jan 21, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

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“Piety” is an extreme movie that will have some clutching their pearls and foaming at the mouth with outrage, and others will declare it to be the second coming of Peter Greenaway without a mean streak.

Jan 21, 2025

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

La Pietà is never dull, but the onslaught of bonkers weirdness runs thin. It's gets a slight recommendation for artistic intent. Subtlety is a virtue ignored here.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 20, 2025

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Jason Adams

Pajiba

Not for the faint of heart or belly, this tale of true smother-love is a cotton-candied labial dystopia you won’t, you can’t, you shan’t soon forget.

Jan 18, 2025

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Nairon Santos de Morais

Loud and Clear Reviews

Eduardo Casanova is interested in a very surreal and abstract type of storytelling that relies on effective use of symbolism to convey its themes and certain story beats. But it’s so heavy-handed here.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 13, 2025

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Hector A. Gonzalez

InSession Film

The provocative and occasionally telenovela-like La Pietà (La Piedad) has Eduardo Casanova dwelling once again, for better or worse, on exploitation and vulgarity.

Rated: C+

Jul 25, 2023

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Luis H

Una película que busca desesperadamente llamar la atención y que, de una manera rocambolesca, plantea una situación inverosímil que no lleva a nada. Intentando generar algún tipo de reacción en el espectador, lo deja más perplejo que emocionado. La interpretación de los actores y fotografía son buenas pero poco se puede sacar de una película así.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Mateo and his mother Lili (Ángela Molina) have been inseparable for years. The two share an apartment, answer questions for each other, and spend practically all their moments together. But this bond becomes fraught when Lili is diagnosed with a fatal illness. With the limited time Lili has left, the pair take their toxic mother-son relationship to extreme ends. From provocateur Eduardo Casanova, La Pietà is a "gorgeously vulgar and shocking" work unlike any other (ScreenAnarchy). Winner of the Special Jury Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Casanova's latest film is a "strange, yet surprisingly heart-breaking film" that encapsulates "bizarre art horror at its finest" (Dread Central).

Director: Eduardo Casanova
Producer: Carolina Bang, Alex de la Iglesia, Jimena Monteoliva, Florencia Franco, Antonio Pérez
Screenwriter: Eduardo Casanova
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Gente Seria, Pokeepsie Films, Crudo Films, Canal Sur Televisión
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2025
Runtime: 1h 24m

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