Artribune's Top Ten Films of 2016: From Jackie to Juste la fin du monde
Artribune published its top ten films of 2016, covering a diverse range of international cinema. The list includes Pablo Larraín's 'Jackie', which won the Golden Lion for Best Screenplay at Venice and focuses on Jackie Bouvier's perspective on Kennedy's assassination; Federica di Giacomo's documentary 'Liberami', winner of the Orizzonti section at Venice 73, about exorcisms; Paolo Sorrentino's series 'The Young Pope', presented at Venice 73, starring Jude Law as Pope Pius XIII; Gabriele Mainetti's 'Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot', a cult hit that won multiple David di Donatello awards; Alex Infascelli's documentary 'S Is for Stanley', about Stanley Kubrick's driver Emilio D'Alessandro, which won the David di Donatello for Best Documentary; Woody Allen's 'Café Society', a tribute to 1930s Hollywood; Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land', which won the Audience Award at Toronto Film Festival; Amir Naderi's 'Monte', winner of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award at Venice 73; Werner Herzog's 'Into the Inferno', produced by Netflix and presented at Rome Film Fest; and Xavier Dolan's 'Juste la fin du monde', which won the Grand Prix at Cannes. The list was compiled by Mariagrazia Pontorno.
Key facts
- Pablo Larraín's 'Jackie' won the Golden Lion for Best Screenplay at Venice and the Platform Prize.
- Federica di Giacomo's 'Liberami' won best film in the Orizzonti section at Venice 73.
- Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Young Pope' was presented in preview at Venice 73.
- Gabriele Mainetti's 'Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot' won multiple David di Donatello awards.
- Alex Infascelli's 'S Is for Stanley' won the David di Donatello for Best Documentary and was nominated for the EFA by Wenders.
- Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land' won the Audience Award at Toronto Film Festival.
- Amir Naderi's 'Monte' won the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award at Venice 73.
- Werner Herzog's 'Into the Inferno' was produced by Netflix and presented at Rome Film Fest.
- Xavier Dolan's 'Juste la fin du monde' won the Grand Prix at Cannes.
- The list was published by Artribune and written by Mariagrazia Pontorno.
Entities
Artists
- Pablo Larraín
- Jackie Bouvier
- Natalie Portman
- Federica di Giacomo
- Padre Cataldo
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Jude Law
- Lenny Belardo
- Pio XIII
- Silvio Orlando
- Gabriele Mainetti
- Luca Marinelli
- Enzo Ceccotti
- Claudio Santamaria
- Rino Gaetano
- Cosimo Gomez
- Ilenia Pastorelli
- Anna Oxa
- Loredana Berté
- Maria de Filippi
- Alex Infascelli
- Stanley Kubrick
- Emilio D'Alessandro
- Wim Wenders
- Woody Allen
- Vittorio Storaro
- Bobby
- Jesse Eisenberg
- Vonnie
- Kristen Stewart
- Damien Chazelle
- Spike Jonze
- Christopher Walken
- Margaret Qualley
- Mia
- Emma Stone
- Ben
- Ryan Gosling
- Amir Naderi
- Werner Herzog
- Terrence Malick
- Xavier Dolan
- Jean-Luc Lagarce
- Louis
- Gaspard Ulliel
- Marion Cotillard
- Vincent Cassel
- Léa Seydoux
- Mariagrazia Pontorno
Institutions
- Artribune
- Venice Film Festival
- David di Donatello
- European Film Awards (EFA)
- Netflix
- Rome Film Fest
- Cannes Film Festival
- Toronto Film Festival
Locations
- Dallas
- Venice
- Rome
- London
- Cassino
- Ciociaria
- Hollywood
- Toronto