Paolo Sorrentino’s Naples: The People and Places of “The Hand of God”

"The Hand of God" is packed with beautiful and surreal scenes of Naples. Learn about the locations, people, and cultural references in Sorrentino's Neapolitan masterpiece.
"The Hand of God" is packed with beautiful and surreal scenes of Naples. Learn about the locations, people, and cultural references in Sorrentino's Neapolitan masterpiece.
Could "The Hand of God" be Paolo Sorrentino's best film?
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The island city of Procida is the Capital of Italian Culture for 2022.
Si ‘mmuore solo quanno ‘o munno nun s’aricorda più di te. Se no, ci si allontana solo fisicamente. "You die only when the world doesn't remember you anymore...otherwise you only move away ...
Naples and Napoli mourn the death of Diego Maradona, who passed away on 25 November 2020. Here are reactions, front pages, and videos of Maradona's life.
The English version of Elena Ferrante's latest novel The Lying Life of Adults is finally coming out on September 1. It's available now for pre-order from both Amazon and Bookshop. Released in ...
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A view of pastel Procida from the mountain ridge above town.
Although Naples is the third-largest city in Italy, it is not as well known as its more popular neighbors to the north, like Rome, Florence, and Venice. That's why we've brought in guest poster ...
Large parts of Italy were once united under the Spanish flag, with conquests in Naples and Sicily by the houses of Aragon and Bourbon, among others. Even Milan and Parma were under Spanish rule at ...