Top 10 Italian Films of 2021: Sorrentino, Martone, Bellocchio Lead

Artribune's Margherita Bordino selects the ten best Italian films of 2021, highlighting a year of strong cinematic output despite the pandemic. Paolo Sorrentino's 'È stata la mano di Dio' won the Silver Lion at the 78th Venice Film Festival and is Italy's Oscar entry. Pupi Avati's 'Lei mi parla ancora' adapts Giuseppe Sgarbi's memoir. Leonardo Di Costanzo's 'Ariaferma', presented out of competition at Venice, explores prison absurdity. Stefano Mordini's 'La scuola cattolica' revisits the Circeo massacre. Claudio Cupellini's 'La terra dei figli' adapts Gipi's graphic novel. Marco Bellocchio's documentary 'Marx può aspettare' investigates his twin brother's death. Alice Rohrwacher, Pietro Marcello, and Francesco Munzi co-directed 'Futura', a portrait of Italian youth. Mario Martone's 'Qui rido io' stars Eduardo Scarpetta in a copyright lawsuit. Gabriele Mainetti's 'Freaks Out' is set in 1943 Rome. Gabriele Salvatores' 'Comedias' adapts Trevor Griffiths' play on stand-up comedy.