Below the Clouds (2025)
- Original title
- Sotto le nuvole
- Directed by
- Gianfranco Rosi
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- L
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary is a portrait of Naples and the people who live there. It shows daily life in the city without narration or dramatic events.
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What happens
Below the Clouds (also known as Pompei: 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 the island of Lampedusa). The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2025, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was theatrically released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 18 September. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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