With memorable roles in "Gomorrah," "Il Divo," and the Oscar-winning "The Great Beauty" (winning a European Best Actor award for all three roles), Toni Servillo has launched himself on the international cinema stage in a big way. The actor’s latest movie to land stateside, "Viva La Liberta," finds Servillo taking on the challenge of playing dual roles.
Co-written and directed by Roberto Andò, and co-starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Valerio Mastandrea, the film kicks off when Enrico Oliveri, a veteran politician, seeing the inevitable fall of his political party, flees to Paris. But his top aide and his wife has a plan: they enlist Enrico’s troubled, genius twin, Giovanni, and put him in control. It’s a crazy plan that just might work. Mixing drama, comedy, and even thriller elements, as you see in the exclusive U.S. trailer below, this is an opportunity to witness Servillo’s wide array of skills at work.
"Viva La Liberta" opens on Nov. 7th at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and at the Quad in New York City. Watch below.