Below the Clouds

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Below the Clouds
Sotto le nuvole poster.jpeg
Italian theatrical release poster
Italian Sotto le nuvole
Directed by Gianfranco Rosi
Written byGianfranco Rosi
Produced by
CinematographyGianfranco Rosi
Edited byFabrizio Federico
Music by Daniel Blumberg
Production
companies
Distributed by 01 Distribution
Release dates
  • 30 August 2025 (2025-08-30)(Venice)
  • 18 September 2025 (2025-09-18)(Italy)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryItaly
Languages
  • Italian
  • Syrian Arabic
  • Japanese
  • Neapolitan
  • English

Below the Clouds (Italian : Sotto le nuvole) is a 2025 Italian documentary film written and directed by Gianfranco Rosi. An homage to the city of Naples, it is Rosi's third documentary about everyday life in Italy, following 2013's Sacro GRA (about the outskirts of Rome) and 2016's Fire at Sea (about Lampedusa). [1]

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The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2025, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. It will receive a theatrical release in Italy by 01 Distribution on 18 September 2025.

Premise

A portrait of the city of Naples, the film presents fragments of the daily lives of the people who live and work in the city.

Production

The film was shot in and around Naples over three years. [1] It is Rosi's first black-and-white documentary feature in over thirty years, following Boatman (1993) about the Ganges river in India.

Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg provided the musical score for the documentary, marking his first collaboration with Rosi.

Release

The Match Factory owns the international sales rights to the film. [2] A trailer was released on 22 July 2025. [3] The film premiered in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. [4] [5] It will also be screened at the BFI London Film Festival. [6] It will receive a theatrical release in Italy on 18 September 2025. [1]

Reception

Critical response

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated the film five stars out of five, calling it "utterly distinctive" and "a ghostly yet luminous cinematic mosaic". [7]

Accolades

AwardYearCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Venice Film Festival 2025 Golden Lion Gianfranco Rosi Pending [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 De Marco, Camillo (25 July 2025). "Gianfranco Rosi once again competing in Venice via Below the Clouds". Cineuropa . Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Economou, Vassilis (12 May 2025). "The Match Factory brings a handful of auteur-driven films to Cannes". Cineuropa . Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (22 July 2025). "'Below The Clouds' Trailer: Gianfranco Rosi's Naples Documentary To Debut In Competition in Venice". Deadline . Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Ntim, Zac (22 July 2025). "Venice: Kathryn Bigelow, Guillermo del Toro, Noah Baumbach & Benny Safdie In Competition – Full Lineup". Deadline . Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 Vivarelli, Nick; Shafer, Ellise (22 July 2025). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein,' Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Bugonia' With Emma Stone, Benny Safdie's 'Smashing Machine,' Luca Guadagnino's 'After the Hunt' and More". Variety . Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Ntim, Zac (3 September 2025). "BFI London Film Festival: Chloé Zhao's 'Hamnet' & Kate Moss Biopic 'Moss & Feud' Among Headline Titles — Full List". Deadline . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (30 August 2025). "Below the Clouds review – a ghostly yet luminous cinematic mosaic of Naples crowns a superb trio". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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