Il New York Times speaks once again of our city and this time it does it thanks to the new film by Sorrentino: It was God's hand. After talking about the light aimed at Naples thanks to the novels of Elena Ferrante and the film and the famous series "Gomorra", the famous newspaper focuses on the new work of the Neapolitan director.
The article is not just a detailed one explanation of the recent feature film that landed on the Netflix platform, but also a a succession of photographs high resolution images that immortalize the essence of Naples.
In addition, the piece also talks about the TV series "A Place in the Sun”And criticism about the series Gomorrah. As reported in the NY Times, Antonio Capuano declared that "Gomorra" had become a horrendous postcard of Naples.
It was the hand of God instead brings luster back to the Neapolitan city and it does so in such a peculiar way that the feature film cannot help but go around the world. Arriving, in fact, on the NY Times.
“Naples is a city of contradictions, of decorated Baroque palaces next to abandoned houses, of incessant and unruly traffic and an official unemployment rate of 21,5%, double the national average. But it is also a city of culture, intellectual and popular, and the cradle of songs like "O sole mio" and "Santa Lucia". Its "shabby" size, the narrow alleys and the sweeping views of the Gulf of Naples with Vesuvius as a backdrop make the city a natural open-air film set ".
The intervention of the new mayor was also resumed Manfredi in which he declared that the fertile film season contributed to strengthen the international brand of Naples and to consolidate the bond of Neapolitans residing abroad with their land.
The article that pays homage to the city of Naples also focuses on one of the most famous scenes of the feature film. The speech between the protagonist, the young Fabietto, and the director Anthony Capuano (played by Ciro Capano).
“No one gets outta this city,” the director tells him. “Do you know how many stories there are in this city. Look !, ”he says peering out at a wide view of the Bay of Naples, as dusk sets.
Also remember that in mid-December A. O. Scott, a respected New York Times reporter, reviewed the film as: "A work of realism. It's a beautiful tautology: a true film about a life made for films ”.
