Lubo

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Lubo

2023

2h 55m

Drama

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In the winter of 1939, the Yenish Lubo, a nomadic street artist, is drafted into the Swiss army to protect the borders; he later discovers that in his absence, his wife is dead and the police have taken his three children.

David Rooney

The Hollywood Reporter

09/11/2023

After a compelling first hour, the director can’t seem to get to the dramatic and emotional crux of the epic story, which runs a bloated three hours.

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

09/07/2023

The story of the stolen children was a secret way too long buried to be thus buried once more within a movie that is, simply, way too long.

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

11/16/2023

The film [would] feel unwieldy if it were not for Rogowski’s binding performance; he is at the center of every scene, but the ripple of feeling -- and pretended feeling -- across his face never grows dull.

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

09/09/2023

6/10

The film is weighed down by a messy and unfocused execution but is also significantly saved by Rogowski’s performance. Without his tender, heartbreaking, and engaging performance, the film’s structure would collapse.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

09/08/2023

2/5

Despite some slick identify theft film noir tropes, Diritti squanders this energy in the monotonous pacing before crash landing into condensed melodrama for the film’s inevitable dismal finale.

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Caspar Salmon

The Daily Beast

09/08/2023

Lubo is built around another magnetic central performance by Franz Rogowski in the title role. He portrays the titular character Lubo as a gracious, impish kind of live-wire—a man whose love of performing is coded into his DNA.

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Synopsis

In the winter of 1939, the Yenish Lubo, a nomadic street artist, is drafted into the Swiss army to protect the borders; he later discovers that in his absence, his wife is dead and the police have taken his three children.

Director: Giorgio Diritti
Producer: Marco Cohen, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib
Screenwriter: Giorgio Diritti, Fredo Valla, Giorgio Diritti, Fredo Valla
Production Co: RAI Cinema, Indiana Production, Aranciafilm
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Italian
Runtime: 2h 55m