Lubo (film) explained

Lubo
Director:Giorgio Diritti
Screenplay:
  • Giorgio Diritti
  • Fredo Valla
Producer:
  • Fabrizio Donvito
  • Benedetto Habib
  • Daniel Campos Pavoncelli
  • Marco Cohen
  • Giorgio Diritti
  • Francesca Scorzoni
  • Christof Neracher
  • Claudio Falconi
  • Alberto Fusco
  • Andrea Masera
Starring:
Cinematography:Benjamin Maier[1]
Editing:
  • Paolo Cottignola
  • Giorgio Diritti
Music:Marco Biscarini
Production Companies:
Distributor:01 Distribution
Runtime:181 minutes
Country:
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
Language:
Gross:$121,706[2]

Lubo is a 2023 drama film directed by Giorgio Diritti.[3] The screenplay was written by Diritti and Fredo Valla, based on an idea by Giorgio Diritti, Fredo Valla and Tania Pedroni. It is based on Mario Cavatore's 2004 novel Il seminatore.[4] It is an Italian and Swiss co-production.

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 7 September 2023. It was released in Italy on 9 November 2023.

Plot

In 1939, Lubo Moser, a nomadic street artist of Yenish descent, is called up for military service in the Swiss army to protect the border. He learns from his cousin that the police have taken his children as part of the Kinder der Landstrasse ("Children of the Road"), a national re-education programme influenced by the principles of eugenics. Lubo searches for his children relentlessly and sets about taking revenge in his own way.[5]

Cast

Production

Lubo was produced by Indiana Production, Aranciafilm, Rai Cinema, Hugofilm Features and Proxima Milano, in co-production with RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera SRG/SSR, and with the support of the Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo MiC, Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Zürcher Filmstiftung, IDM Film Commission Alto Adige, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, and Trentino Film Commission.[6]

The film was shot over the course of nine weeks in Piedmont, South Tyrol, the Autonomous Province of Trento, and Switzerland.

Release

Lubo was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival,[7] where it had its world premiere on 7 September 2023. It was released in Italy on 9 November 2023 by 01 Distribution.[8]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[9]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Nastro d'Argento27 June 2024Best Costume DesignUrsula Patzak[10]
Best Supporting ActressValentina Bellè
Venice Film Festival9 September 2023Golden LionGiorgio Diritti[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site:
  2. 4707780. Lubo (2023). 5 December 2023. yes.
  3. Web site: Rooney . David . 2023-09-10 . 'Lubo' Review: Even Franz Rogowski's Intensity Can't Keep This Rambling Tale of Historical Injustice in Focus . 2023-09-10 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  4. Web site: Filming wraps on Lubo by Giorgio Diritti. Scarpa. Vittoria. 9 January 2023. Cineuropa. 12 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Giorgio Diritti's new film to receive funding from the IDM South Tyrol Film Commission. Scarpa. Vittoria. 23 March 2022. Cineuropa. 12 August 2023.
  6. Web site: The fine line between good and evil. IDM Film Commission Südtirol. 12 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List. Tartaglione. Nancy. 25 July 2023. Deadline. 9 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Lubo. 01 Distribution. it. 12 August 2023.
  9. Lubo. m. lubo. 5 December 2023. yes.
  10. Web site: Nastri d'Argento 2024, le candidature. 7 June 2024. RB Casting. it. 26 July 2024.
  11. Web site:

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