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La Sapienza

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An aging architect (Fabrizio Rongione) tries to rediscover his passion by going on a research expedition to the birthplace of 17th-century master Francesco Borromini.

Critics Reviews

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Nicole Armour Film Comment Magazine 08/03/2015
While Green's film is dense with historical fact and theory, it's not averse to plumbing life's mysteries. Suffused with warmth, it expresses a potent admiration for human striving and accomplishment. Go to Full Review
Sam Lubell Los Angeles Times 06/26/2015
On the surface, writer-director Eugne Green's film "La Sapienza" is slow, strange and awkward - but stick with it and it may win you over. Go to Full Review
Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 06/05/2015
The Sapience juxtaposes insights on how people are emotionally connected with ruminations on the buildings and spaces through which they move, in which they live and, in Alexandre's case, which they also create. Go to Full Review
Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 01/24/2023
Sapienza is a pretty lovely film. Symmetricities are everywhere, starting with that opening architectural showreel, which deliberately avoids perfect symmetricity... Go to Full Review
Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy 02/14/2021
Their sincere expression of these thoughts rings true and melts away its artificiality in its presentation soon enough. This is the beauty of La Sapienza and Green films in general. Go to Full Review
C.J. Prince Way Too Indie 06/18/2019
It's a nice entry point into a peculiar cinematic universe, and those willing to open themselves to it will find a lot to enjoy. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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12/28/2015 Moving at a leaden pace, over-intellectualized and stiff in style, La Sapienza recoils from the compelling story at its core--husband and wife each meet an unlikely younger friend and maybe refresh their own relationship as a result--and it strangles the life out of the character relationships, moving at a leaden pace for the first hour until it finally suggests a reason for this. I'm not against slow, considered films (I quite liked Museum Hours, for example), but this one didn't do it for me. See more 10/13/2015 Numerous ways this movie engaged me and kept me learning. Love it. See more 09/09/2015 Com planos e ângulos bastante simétricos, o filme fala sobre um arquiteto ateu e que valoriza o caminho da razão. Até que ele e sua esposa encontram um jovem aspirante à arquitetura que mostra para ele um jeito mais emocional e espiritual de enxergar o mundo. O filme inteiro traça paralelos entre o sagrado e o racional, seja contando a história de dois arquitetos famosos ou colocando personagens com pensamentos diferentes em diálogos profundos. O que pode ser desagradável é o fato de o garoto de 18 anos ter tanto conhecimento sobre a vida, mas se o espectador levar para o lado da metáfora, não terá problemas com isso. See more 08/23/2015 Visually, this is one of the most stunning and beautiful films of all time. Although the film is very light on plot, the film is full of intelligent, and interesting dialogue, and the film is, overall, one of the best films of 2015 so far. See more 07/12/2015 Pretentious, stiff, reminiscent of Ingmar Bergman films of the 1960s, but (fortunately) adding stunning scenery of Italian lakes and Roman churches. So setting/scenery: check. All but absent in the plot, character development, or meaning departments. See more 07/03/2015 This movie intertwines the inner lives of four intriguing individuals with an astonishing set of lessons in art, architecture and beauty. Most compelling! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An aging architect (Fabrizio Rongione) tries to rediscover his passion by going on a research expedition to the birthplace of 17th-century master Francesco Borromini.
Director
Eugène Green
Screenwriter
Eugène Green
Production Co
RAI Cinema
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 37m