The titular hero of the latest offering from Abel Ferrara, played impeccably by Willem Dafoe, feels at home in Rome and even enjoys struggling to learn Italian. But he also sees a change in outlook overtaking his young wife Nikki, with whom he has a little girl, Dee Dee, the apple of his eye. The American artist’s day to day existence, hovering between reality and, too often, precarious fantasy, is punctuated by both the fulfilling and frustrating encounters Tommaso has with the “possessors” of various destinies and with himself. Cannes Film Festival 2019.
Abel Ferrara
Born in 1951 in New York. He studied Film at SUNY Purchase. He got famous with his first films, The Driller Killer (1979) and Ms. 45 (1981). Among others, he has also directed King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Snake Eyes (1993), The Addiction (1995), The Funeral (1996), Mary (2005, Grand Jury Prize at Venice), Go Go Tales (2007), Welcome to New York (2014) and Pasolini (2014).