Palio (2015 film)

Palio

Film poster
Directed by Cosima Spender
Produced by James Gay-Rees
John Hunt
Written by John Hunt
Cosima Spender
Release dates
Running time
 92 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Italy
Language Italian

Palio is a 2015 British documentary film. Filmed in Siena, Italy, the film documents Palio di Siena, the oldest continually run horse race in the world that is held twice each year (and in the rare case of an extraordinary Palio thrice).[1] It is directed by Cosima Spender, and produced by James Gay-Rees and John Hunt. It was written by Hunt and Spender.

The documentary premiered on 18 April 2015 during the Tribeca Film Festival,[2] where it won Best Editing for a Documentary (Valerio Bonelli). It additionally received a nomination in the category for Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards.[3]

The film primarily focuses upon the unlikely emergence of the upstart rider Giovanni Atzeni rising out from the shadow of the seasoned champion, Luigi Bruschelli, nicknamed Trecciolino.[4]

Critical reception

Mike Hale in writing on the feature for a Tribeca film Festival roundup in The New York Times described it as "Rocky on Horseback".[5]

Joe Leydon in reviewing the film in Variety said "Cosima Spender's entertaining documentary about a storied Italian horse race is as dramatically satisfying as the most crowd-pleasing scripted sports saga".[6]

References

  1. ↑ Kendall, Paul (24 September 2015). "'The Palio is life': what a corrupt horse race says about Italy". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Palio". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Mattlin, Meredith (13 August 2015). "Watch: Gripping 'Palio' Trailer Proves Horse Racing is Just as Intense as it Was 800 Years Ago". Indiewire. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Williams, Max (25 September 2015). "Palio: the greatest horse race in the world". GQ. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Hale, Mike (14 April 2015). "Tribeca Film Festival: Documentaries Offer a Niche-Pleasing Lineup". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Leydon, Joe (6 November 2015). "Film Review: 'Palio'". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2016.


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