Written and directed by Abel Ferrara
Starring Willem Dafoe, Cristina Chiriac and Anna Ferrara
Running time: 1 hour 55 minutes
Not rated - nudity, language, one moment of violence

by Audrey Callerstrom

Tommaso is a film that might have been regarded as high-art in the late 60s. It contains religious imagery, improvised dialogue, voyeuristic camera angles, nudity, dream (?) sequences, long takes and is morally ambiguous. It deals with infidelity, addiction, art, theater, filmmaking, parenting, sex and abandonment. It takes place in Rome. Make it a little grainier, add some dated clothing, and lose all the computers, cell phones and modern television sets, and this would look like an Art Film. One that you heard a lot about and then decided to get from the library and were like “Oh that was pretty cool, you know, for its time” or “That was OK.” It’s shot well, and Willem Dafoe is good, because he always is,* but Tommaso is dull, aimless, and indulgent. (*even in Aquaman and Speed 2!)