Mubi has picked up La Grazia from writer and director Paolo Sorrentino ahead of a spring 2025 shoot in Italy for the love story.
The streamer nabbed the worldwide rights, excluding Italy, and will retain all rights in North America, Latin America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Spain, Turkey, India, Australia and New Zealand.
“Paolo Sorrentino has always been a master of cinematic poetry, but La Grazia is something truly special—profound, melancholic, and wickedly sharp in its contemplation of power, influence, and the weight of history—all told with Sorrentino’s singular elegance and wit. We at Mubi are honored to be the home for this film and cannot wait to share its brilliance with audiences worldwide,” Efe Cakarel, founder and CEO of Mubi, said in a statement on Thursday.
The streamer also plans a theatrical release for La Grazia, which stars Toni Servillo, Sorrentino’s go-to actor after earlier featuring in films like Parthenope and the Oscar-winning The Great Beauty.
The Match Factory will sell the remaining territories for the film not held by Mubi. Annamaria Morelli, head of Fremantle-owned The Apartment, will produce La Grazia along with Sorrentino’s shingle Numero 10, in association with PiperFilm, which will release the movie in Italy.
“I am extremely happy that La Grazia will be traveling around the world thanks to our two great partners, Mubi and The Match Factory, and feel fortunate to be able to count on their incredible expertise,” Sorrentino said in a statement on Thursday.
Earlier and upcoming movie releases by Mubi include Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, Joshua Oppenheimer’s The End and Magnus von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle.
