Lubo (film)

Lubo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Giorgio Diritti
Screenplay by	Giorgio Diritti Fredo Valla
Based on	Il seminatore by Mario Cavatore
Produced by	Fabrizio Donvito Benedetto Habib Daniel Campos Pavoncelli Marco Cohen Giorgio Diritti Francesca Scorzoni Christof Neracher Claudio Falconi Alberto Fusco Andrea Masera
Starring	Franz Rogowski Christophe Sermet Valentina Bellè Noémi Besedes Cecilia Steiner Joel Basman
Cinematography	Benjamin Maier[1]
Edited by	Paolo Cottignola[1] Giorgio Diritti[1]
Music by	Marco Biscarini
Production companies	Indiana Production Aranciafilm Rai Cinema Hugofilm Features Proxima Milano RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera / SRG/SSR
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release dates	7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) (Venice) 9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) (Italy)
Running time	181 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy Switzerland
Languages	Italian[1] Swiss German[1] Yenish[1]
Box office	$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.[4] Lubo searches for his children relentlessly and sets about taking revenge in his own way.[5]

Cast

• Franz Rogowski as Lubo Moser
• Christophe Sermet as Motti
• Valentina Bellè as Margherita
• Noémi Besedes as Elsa
• Cecilia Steiner as Klara
• Joel Basman as Bruno Reiter
• Filippo Giulini as Antonio
• Alessandro Zappella[1]

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.[4]

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.[1] 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

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Nastro d'Argento	27 June 2024	Best Costume Design	Ursula Patzak	Nominated	[10]
		Best Supporting Actress	Valentina Bellè	Nominated
Venice Film Festival	9 September 2023	Golden Lion	Giorgio Diritti	Nominated	[11]

References

1. "Lubo". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. "Lubo (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
3. Rooney, David (10 September 2023). "'Lubo' Review: Even Franz Rogowski's Intensity Can't Keep This Rambling Tale of Historical Injustice in Focus". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
4. Scarpa, Vittoria (9 January 2023). "Filming wraps on Lubo by Giorgio Diritti". Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
5. Scarpa, Vittoria (23 March 2022). "Giorgio Diritti's new film to receive funding from the IDM South Tyrol Film Commission". Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
6. "The fine line between good and evil". IDM Film Commission Südtirol. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
7. Tartaglione, Nancy (25 July 2023). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
8. "Lubo" (in Italian). 01 Distribution. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
9. "Lubo". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
10. "Nastri d'Argento 2024, le candidature". RB Casting (in Italian). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
11. "Venezia 80 Competition". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links

• Lubo at IMDb