The Great Ambition

The Great Ambition
The Great Ambition
	Italian theatrical release poster
Italian	Berlinguer. La grande ambizione
Directed by	Andrea Segre
Written by	Andrea Segre; Marco Pettenello;
Starring	Elio Germano; Paolo Pierobon; Roberto Citran; Elena Radonicich; Fabrizia Sacchi; Paolo Calabresi; Andrea Pennacchi; Giorgio Tirabassi; Stefano Abbati; Francesco Acquaroli;
Cinematography	Benoit Dervaux
Edited by	Jacopo Quadri
Music by	Iosonouncane
Production; companies	Vivo Film; Jolefilm; Tarantula; Agitprop; Rai Cinema;
Distributed by	Lucky Red; Fandango;
Release dates	16 October 2024 (Rome); 31 October 2024 (Italy);
Countries	Italy; Belgium; Bulgaria;
Language	Italian

The Great Ambition (Italian: Berlinguer. La grande ambizione) is a 2024 Italian biographical drama film directed by Andrea Segre. It stars Elio Germano as politician Enrico Berlinguer, who led the Italian Communist Party from 1972 to 1984. It opened the 19th Rome Film Festival on 16 October 2024 and received a theatrical release in Italy on 31 October 2024.

Cast

Elio Germano as Enrico Berlinguer
Paolo Pierobon [it] as Giulio Andreotti
Roberto Citran as Aldo Moro
Elena Radonicich as Letizia Laurenti
Fabrizia Sacchi as Nilde Iotti
Paolo Calabresi as Ugo Pecchioli [it]
Andrea Pennacchi as Luciano Barca [it]
Giorgio Tirabassi as Alberto Menichelli
Stefano Abbati as Umberto Terracini
Francesco Acquaroli as Pietro Ingrao
Pierluigi Corallo [it] as Antonio Tatò [it]
Nikolay Danchev as Leonid Brezhnev
Svetoslav Dobrev [bg] as Todor Zhivkov
Luca Lazzareschi as Alessandro Natta
Lucio Patanè as Gianni Cervetti [it]
Alice Airoldi as Bianca Berlinguer

Production

Principal photography began in November 2023. The film was shot in Rome,^[1] as well as Sassari and Porto Torres in Sardinia.^[2]^[3]

Release

A promotional still from the film was released on 18 July 2024.^[4] Fandango acquired the international distribution rights to the film on 5 September 2024.^[5] The film opened the 19th Rome Film Festival on 16 October 2024.^[6]^[7] It received a theatrical release in Italy on 31 October 2024.^[8]

References

^ Canettieri, Simone (10 November 2023). "Alla Camera le riprese del film su Berlinguer interpretato da Elio Germano". Il Foglio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ Pala, Mariangela (6 December 2023). "Ciak, si gira a Porto Torres: prime riprese del film su Berlinguer". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ Canessa, Fabio (13 October 2023). "Elio Germano diventa Enrico Berlinguer nel film di Andrea Segre". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ Marchetto, Giambattista (19 July 2024). "Enrico Berlinguer, il ritratto del leader secondo Andrea Segre alla Festa del Cinema di Roma". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ Vivarelli, Nick (5 September 2024). "Fandango Takes Sales on Andrea Segre's 'The Great Ambition,' Starring Elio Germano as Italian Communist Party Leader Enrico Berlinguer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ Ajello, Mario (7 August 2024). "Festa di Roma, operazione Berlinguer: il cinema oltre gli steccati. L'evento si aprirà con la pellicola sul leader del Pci". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ Dams, Tim (20 September 2024). "Rome Film Festival unveils 2024 line-up; Johnny Depp, Francis Ford Coppola to be honoured". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
^ Giordano, Andrea (16 October 2024). "Berlinguer. La grande ambizione, recensione del film con uno strepitoso Elio Germano". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.

External links

The Great Ambition at IMDb

[1] Canettieri, Simone (10 November 2023). "Alla Camera le riprese del film su Berlinguer interpretato da Elio Germano". Il Foglio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

[2] Pala, Mariangela (6 December 2023). "Ciak, si gira a Porto Torres: prime riprese del film su Berlinguer". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.

[3] Canessa, Fabio (13 October 2023). "Elio Germano diventa Enrico Berlinguer nel film di Andrea Segre". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

[4] Marchetto, Giambattista (19 July 2024). "Enrico Berlinguer, il ritratto del leader secondo Andrea Segre alla Festa del Cinema di Roma". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

[5] Vivarelli, Nick (5 September 2024). "Fandango Takes Sales on Andrea Segre's 'The Great Ambition,' Starring Elio Germano as Italian Communist Party Leader Enrico Berlinguer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[6] Ajello, Mario (7 August 2024). "Festa di Roma, operazione Berlinguer: il cinema oltre gli steccati. L'evento si aprirà con la pellicola sul leader del Pci". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

[7] Dams, Tim (20 September 2024). "Rome Film Festival unveils 2024 line-up; Johnny Depp, Francis Ford Coppola to be honoured". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

[8] Giordano, Andrea (16 October 2024). "Berlinguer. La grande ambizione, recensione del film con uno strepitoso Elio Germano". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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