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  • 2020
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2020
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 55 m
Tommaso

Summary Abel Ferrara’s first dramatic feature since 2014’s Pasolini reteams the filmmaker and his frequent lead Willem Dafoe, who plays the title character, an older American expat living in Rome with his young wife and their daughter. Disoriented by his past misgivings and subsequent, unexpected blows to his self-esteem, Tommaso wades through t...

Directed By: Abel Ferrara

Written By: Abel Ferrara

  • 2020
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2020
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 55 m

Tommaso

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Abel Ferrara’s first dramatic feature since 2014’s Pasolini reteams the filmmaker and his frequent lead Willem Dafoe, who plays the title character, an older American expat living in Rome with his young wife and their daughter. Disoriented by his past misgivings and subsequent, unexpected blows to his self-esteem, Tommaso wades through t...

Directed By: Abel Ferrara

Written By: Abel Ferrara

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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42% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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42% Mixed
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100
Jun 5, 2020
The film depicts a subtle, complicated, mostly internal process so thoughtfully — blending humility and go-for-broke nerve — that its flaws ultimately seemed minor to me.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
83
Jul 13, 2019
Ferrara has never been so concerned with making people like him–just wait for the audacity of the last 10 minutes. But given the brutal honesty of his latest, one of the most candid movies of its kind, it is difficult to not simply be happy for the man when Tommaso reaches its surreal point of catharsis.
By Rory O'Connor FULL REVIEW

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50% Mixed
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17% Negative
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75
Jun 5, 2020
Tommaso has an appealing, casually messy, docu-style approach, as if we’re eavesdropping on these lives.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 8, 2020
If this is Ferrara hashing through his issues, may his troubled soul never be totally purged.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
60
May 24, 2019
It’s fair to ask whether the world really needs one more story about a flawed, brilliant, lustful older male artist, but Tommaso’s commitment to its own soul-searching fervor is potently feverish.
By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 3, 2020
Despite a raw performance from Willem Dafoe, Tommaso feels more like a self-indulgent male fantasy than an introspective character study.
By Hannah Hoolihan FULL REVIEW
40
May 24, 2019
A bit more discipline would have helped this one, which struggles to hold viewer interest across two full hours but would likely register more strongly with 15-20 minutes removed.
By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Simila(r), Faliro House Productions, Vivo Film, Washington Square Films
Release Date Jun 5, 2020
Duration 1 h 55 m
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Awards

Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Film Festival Cologne
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
New York Film Critics, Online
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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