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  Review by theriverjordan ★★★★ 21

  All the blood pumping through all the money of the world cannot buy enough love to revive a dead heart. 

  Paolo Sorrentino’s feature directorial debut, “The Consequences of Love,” is either an ode or an omen to lonely people everywhere. 

  Orphaned at the age of 16, Sorrentino unquestionably has an intimacy with solitude. If there is any question as to his familiarity with isolation, its portrayal in “Consequences” should be proof that he has a familiarity with being alone. 

  And with that; the consequences from being alone for too long. 

  “Consequences” stars Toni Servillo as Titta di Girolamo, a reclusive Italian businessman, kept, by circumstance or choice, resident at a lakeside hotel in Switzerland for eight years. Day in and…

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  Review by benhack ★★★★ 3

  I'm pretty certain most of this film's budget was devoted towards an excess supply of cigarettes for Tony Servillo's character to occupy himself with; all the while searching Switzerland for human connection

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  Review by Caty Alexandre ★★★★★ 4

  This is only my second film of Paolo Sorrentino and I can say that I am a fan. After watching the amazing La Grande Bellezza that came out last year I wanted to explore of is filmography. Just by the opening scene, I knew that I was going to love this film.

  I think the word that best suits this film is perfect. The thing that I admire more in a film is when it has the ability to enchant you until the very last minute, that happened with me. I can say that this film is a true masterpiece.

  Le Conseguenze Dell'Amore cinematography is amazing, shot in a beautiful way, very stylish with an elegant edition. The haunting soundtrack…

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  Review by EnteredTheVoid ★★★★½ 2

  The CPS (cigarettes per second™) of this film is off the chart. I think I got cancer watching it.

  On the other hand, it's an amazing film. Sorrentino is like the Italian Joel Coen. Only better.

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  Review by Zach a.m. ★★★

  And on one hand, this is marvellous filmmaking.

  On the other, I couldn't give a shit about what's happening.

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  Review by angelamt ★★★★ 1

  Mi sento come Titta di Girolamo ma senza mafia, senza soldi e soprattutto senza eroina, per questa c’è tempo

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  Review by 🇵🇱 Steve G 🇵🇸 ★★★½ 2

  There’s all kinds of stuff in The Consequences Of Love that I don’t know how to talk about.

  There are bits with cameras moving about places and doing things and stuff that seems really great, and there’s editing and that kind of jive that looks really cool. But I don’t know how to talk about that kind of thing and I’m often envious of people who can. They can see the kind of thing I’m on about here, know what the director or cinematographer or editor has done, and appreciate that fully because they fully understand the processes they went through to achieve that. Whereas I don’t.

  This is one of the rare occasions where a film does something like…

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  Review by Antonio Orrico ★★★★½ 2

  Finora, mio Sorrentino preferito. Il regista qui getta già l'amo su quel microcosmo popolato da personaggi in piena crisi esistenziale, che divengono routinari e alienati, incapaci di intrattenere qualsiasi tipo di relazione e rapporto umano. Proprio per questo, però, sono affamati proprio di "contatti" con le persone, pur riconoscendo la propria inadeguatezza a formarli e a viverli, anche a costo di pagare questa fame con la vita. Un mondo alienante, quello di Sorrentino, in cui i personaggi ruotano tutti attorno ad un centro che li trattiene e li spinge verso il baratro senza dargli possibilità, in cui la routine diventa una penosa catena di disperazione che solo l'amore potrà spezzare. Proprio quest'ultimo, però, porta degli strascichi con sé e poi…

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  Review by Umanesimomodern ★★★★

  Non sono mai stato amato.
  Questo è il segreto inconfessabile di Titta de Girolamo, quel tipo strambo, dal nome ancora più strano, che da anni vive in un Hotel, pagando regolarmente l'affitto ma che da altrettanti anni non vive, annulla la sua esistenza. Ma una piccola fiamma ancora arde dentro quel corpo morto, insensibile ai parenti, vicini, conoscenti, una piccola fiamma che si accende quando si parla di vecchie amicizie.

  Paolo Sorrentino parla dell'amore, attraverso il negativo. Il protagonista è privo di qualsiasi sentimento, di emozione, tanto da doverla ricercare settimanalmente e sistematicamente attraverso l'eroina. L'apparenza dell'amore è ricercata disperatamente anche su Sofia, la barista dell'Hotel con cui però non riesce a legare se non attraverso il denaro (due sole…

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  Review by Rafael "Parker!!" Jovine ★★★★★ 2

  Dear Paolo Sorrentino, would you mind stop wanted to be the next Fellini and get back into the psychological Thriller genre? Thank you.

  Channeling Jean Le Carre both story structure and the inherent vibe that comes with all its movie adaptations, it tells the story of a lonely and secretive Italian businessman living in a Swiss hotel. If I gave more information, I might end up spoiling everything.

  Toni Servillo is perfection as the titular italian businessman. For most of the film he's very quite, which makes him such a fascinating character. You know there's something going on, and his silence is both nerve-wracking but also mysterious in a way that wants you to learn more about him.

  The stylish…

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  Review by maneleeo ★★★★

  Paolo Sorrentino plus Toni Servillo just works you know? It's like they can read each other's minds and simply make the best with what they've got. This film is glamorous but without the shine, it's romantic but without love, i'ts thrilling but without the adrenaline. Sorrentino seems to create antitheses that work because he knows exactly what he wants to do with them. Every piece of music, every piece of dialogue is simply in the right place.

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  Review by Hutch ★★★★ 2

  Titta di Girolami - performed with enormous poise by the great Toni Servillo - is not a frivolous man. But beyond his chain smoking and immaculate style; his apparent boredom with life; and his sheer inscrutability, there resides a mysterious past. Why has he been living this abandoned life for eight years, withdrawn to the recesses of a nice Swiss hotel? Why does he shoot heroin once a month, and clean his blood once a year? Why does a suitcase of money continue to turn up in his room every now and again? 

  He may appear aloof, but he’s observant, keeping an askew eye on the hotel bar’s young waitress and an eavesdropping ear on the elderly couple and fellow…