Tommaso (2019 film)

Tommaso
Tommaso
	Italian film poster
Directed by	Abel Ferrara
Written by	Abel Ferrara
Produced by	Simone Gattoni; Michael Weber; Christos V. Konstantakopoulos; Laura Buffoni;
Starring	Willem Dafoe
Cinematography	Peter Zeitlinger
Edited by	Fabio Nunziata
Music by	Joe Delia
Production; companies	Faliro House Productions; Washington Square Films; Simil(ar); Vivo Film; The Match Factory;
Distributed by	Kino Lorber (United States)
Release dates	20 May 2019 (Cannes); 5 June 2020 (United States);
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	Italy; United States; Greece;
Languages	English; Italian;
Box office	$27,136

Tommaso is a 2019 semi-autobiographical drama film written and directed by Abel Ferrara. Starring Willem Dafoe, Cristina Chiriac (Ferrara's wife) and Anna Ferrara (Ferrara's daughter), it is a semi-fictional account of the director's own life as an American artist residing in Rome.

The film had its world premiere in the Special Screenings section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May. It was digitally 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

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Kino Lorber virtual cinema strategies,^{[citation needed]} the film made $27,136 worldwide.^[6]^[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 2 "Tommaso (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
1 2 "Tommaso (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
↑ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
↑ Vlessing, Etan (22 January 2020). "Abel Ferrara's 'Tommaso,' 'The Projectionist' Land at Kino Lorber (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
↑ Barfield, Charles (15 May 2020). "'Tommaso' Trailer: Willem Dafoe & Abel Ferrara's Latest Collaboration Arrives In June". The Playlist. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
1 2 "Tommaso (2020)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
↑ "Tommaso Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

External links

Tommaso at IMDb

[RT-1] 1 2 "Tommaso (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[BOM-2] 1 2 "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.

[NUM-6] 1 2 "Tommaso (2020)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[7] "Tommaso Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

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