Palio (2015 film)

Palio
Film poster
Directed by Cosima Spender
Produced by James Gay-Rees
John Hunt
Written by John Hunt
Cosima Spender
Release date
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.[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]

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".[4]

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".[5]

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. ↑ Hale, Mike (14 April 2015). "Tribeca Film Festival: Documentaries Offer a Niche-Pleasing Lineup". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Leydon, Joe (6 November 2015). "Film Review: 'Palio'". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2016.


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