Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut is a 2018 Italian documentary film written and directed by Francesco Zippel. It tells the life and career of the film director William Friedkin.[1] The film had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2018.[2][3] It was released in Italy on 5 November 2018.[4]

Friedkin Uncut
Directed byFrancesco Zippel
Produced by
  • Francesco Zippel
  • Federica Paniccia
Written byFrancesco Zippel
StarringWilliam Friedkin
Music byCostanza Francavilla
CinematographyMarco Tomaselli
Edited byMariaromana Casiraghi
Production
company
Quoiat Films
Release date
  • 31 August 2018 (2018-08-31) (Venice)
  • 5 November 2018 (2018-11-05) (Italy)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2018.[2][3] It was released in Italy on 5 November 2018.[4] In the United States, it was released in limited theaters on 23 August 2019.[5][6]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 85% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 7.94/10.[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

Michael Nordine of IndieWire gave the film a grade of B, commenting that "There's nothing particularly new or inspired about Zippel's decision to simply train a camera on Friedkin and let him riff, but the man is such a captivating speaker that it ultimately doesn't matter much."[9] Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing, "Even viewers of a certain age who grew up on Friedkin's movies and watched the major ones over and over will come away from this movie feeling as if they understand him in a new, deeper way."[10] Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "this enjoyable doc records a Hollywood master looking back at his career with lucid hindsight and irony."[11]

The film won the 2019 Nastro d'Argento award for Best Documentary About Cinema.[12] It was nominated for the 2019 David di Donatello award for Best Documentary.[13]

References
  1. McNary, Dave (27 August 2018). "'Friedkin Uncut' Documentary: TaTaTu Buys North America, U.K. Rights". Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. Tartaglione, Nancy (27 August 2018). "TaTaTu Acquires 'Friedkin Uncut' Doc For North America, UK – Venice". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "Friedkin Uncut". La Biennale. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. "Friedkin Uncut - Un Diavolo di Regista". Mymovies.it. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. Perez, Rodrigo (18 August 2019). "'Friedkin Uncut' Trailer: New Doc Dives Into The Life Of 'Exorcist, 'French Connection' Filmmaker William Friedkin". The Playlist. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  6. Evangelista, Chris (19 August 2019). "'Friedkin Uncut' Trailer: William Friedkin's Career Comes Into Focus In this New Documentary". /Film. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. "Friedkin Uncut". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. "Friedkin Uncut". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  9. Nordine, Michael (1 September 2018). "'Friedkin Uncut' Review: The Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Exorcises His Demons in Intimate Documentary — Venice". IndieWire. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  10. Seitz, Matt Zoller (23 August 2019). "Friedkin Uncut". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  11. Young, Deborah (2 September 2018). "'Friedkin Uncut': Film Review | Venice 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  12. Scarpa, Vittoria (28 February 2019). "The SNGCI chooses the best documentaries for the Nastri d'Argento Doc Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  13. Scarpa, Vittoria (19 February 2019). "Dogman leads the nominations for the 2019 David di Donatello Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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