Padre (film)

Padre is a 2016 Italian drama film written by Giada Colagrande and Claudio Colombo, directed by Colagrande and starring Colagrande, Willem Dafoe, Franco Battiato and Marina Abramović.

Cast

 * Giada Colagrande as Giulia Fontana
 * Willem Dafoe as James Verdun
 * Franco Battiato Giulio Fontana
 * Marina Abramović Giulia's mother
 * Claudio Colombo as Claudio
 * Carlo Guaitoli as Carlo
 * Fabio Balasso as Fabio
 * Annalisa Canfora as Annalisa
 * Gemma Carbone as Gemma
 * Alice Colombo as Alice
 * Alessandra Cristiani as Ale
 * Esther Elisha as Esther

Release
The film premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival on October 25, 2016.

Reception
Anton Bitel of Projected Figures gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Patience is indeed required to navigate this mystery’s enigmatic, circular structure – but along the way, Giulia’s ghost-watching cat Colombo is a constant source of entertainment."

Rich Cline of Shadows on the Wall awarded the film three stars out of five and wrote, "The film looks superb, with a terrific series of settings and characters, even if most scenes are overrun with obtuse quotations."

Lorenzo Belenguer of Escapadas Ideas Mag gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Constantly in a restrained mode, it is brilliantly acted specially by Colagrande and Dafoe. A film that I highly recommend."