Fresh
Servillo charms in his dual turn, then takes it up a notch when one brother shows off his childhood knack for impersonating his look-alike.
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
Long Live Freedom
There's method in his madness
2013 · 1h 34m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Roberto Andò
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Long Live Freedom
Overview
Elections are approaching and things don't look too good for the opposition. Their leader can't stand the pressure and disappears. To avoid a scandal, the upper echelons of the party concoct a risky plan: to replace him with his identical twin, a philosopher with BPD, whose eclectic ideas and direct approach unexpectedly make the party surge in the polls.
Director and cast
- Roberto Andò Director
- Toni Servillo as Enrico Oliveri / Giovanni Ernani
- Valerio Mastrandrea as Andrea Bottini
- Valerio Mastandrea as Andrea Bottini
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Danielle
- Michela Cescon as Anna
- Anna Bonaiuto as Evelina Pileggi
- Eric Trung Nguyen as Mung
- Gianrico Tedeschi as Furlan
- Eric Nguyen as Mung
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An ingenious blend of high drama and surprising whimsy.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Rotten
[A] stuck-in-neutral feature, which combines a vague commentary on Italian politics with a vague portrayal of middle-aged awakening.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Wobbles between being wispily suggestive of finer existential meaning and generational commentary, and being basically a handsomely dressed-up "Dave" for post-Berlusconi Italy.
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times
Rotten
Politicians-replaced-by-doppelgangers has long been a favorite comedy movie device - yet never has it been employed for more torturous faux-funny business than in Viva la Liberta.
Nick Schager, Village Voice
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