Tommaso (2019 film)

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Tommaso
Italian film poster
Directed byAbel Ferrara
Written byAbel Ferrara
Produced by
StarringWillem Dafoe
CinematographyPeter Zeitlinger
Edited byFabio Nunziata
Music byJoe Delia
Production
companies
  • Faliro House Productions
  • Washington Square Films
  • Simil(ar)
  • Vivo Film
  • The Match Factory
Distributed byKino Lorber
Release dates
  • 20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 5 June 2020 (2020-06-05) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • United States
  • Greece
Languages
  • English
  • Italian
Box office$27,136[2]

Tommaso is a 2019 internationally co-produced

72nd Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2019. It was released in the United States on 5 June 2020 by Kino Lorber
.

Plot

The story follows an American artist living in Rome with his young European wife and their three-year-old daughter.

Cast

  • Willem Dafoe as Tommaso
  • Cristina Chiriac as Nikki
  • Anna Ferrara as Deedee

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

72nd Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section on 20 May 2019.[3] In January 2020, Kino Lorber acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[4] It was released in the United States on 5 June 2020.[5][6]

Reception

Box office

Tommaso grossed $0 in North America[6] (due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and Kino Lorber virtual cinema strategies) and $27,136 worldwide.[2]

Critical response

The film holds an 80% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 74 reviews, with an average of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "While admittedly a self-indulgent exercise, Tommaso is powerfully anchored by an outstanding central performance from Willem Dafoe."[1] On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 66 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tommaso (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tommaso (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ Vlessing, Etan (22 January 2020). "Abel Ferrara's 'Tommaso,' 'The Projectionist' Land at Kino Lorber (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. ^ Barfield, Charles (15 May 2020). "'Tommaso' Trailer: Willem Dafoe & Abel Ferrara's Latest Collaboration Arrives In June". The Playlist. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tommaso (2020)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved 7 January 2021.

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