Films starring Pierfrancesco Favino

Maria review – a tender eulogy for a remarkable talent

By Hannah Strong

Angelina Jolie has never been better as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, captured in the final week of her life by Pablo Larraín's elegant biographical drama.

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Nostalgia

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

After 40 years away, a man returns to his hometown of Naples and discovers vengeful spirits in Mario Martone's crime drama.

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The Traitor

By David Jenkins

A key episode in Mafia history is documented in this engrossing, patient and unglamorous crime saga.

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Suburra

By David Jenkins

The director of TV’s Gomorrah delivers a nasty by-the-numbers gangster yarn.

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