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"This really makes me happy and proud,"
Sorrentino, whose movie "The Hand of God" is up for a best
international feature at this month's Academy Awards, said in an
interview. "If the first time could have been attributed to
chance, the second proves that one has done good work over the
years."
"Hand of God" will compete with Danish documentary "Flee" and
Japanese film "Drive My Car," which is considered the
frontrunner because it was also nominated for best picture,
among others.
Not going in as the favorite on the night of March 27, when the
golden statuettes will be awarded in Los Angeles, has eased the
tension for Sorrentino, who won a 2014 Academy Award with the
movie "The Great Beauty."
This year, the Neapolitan director said he plans to just enjoy
the show.
In the "The Hand of God," a coming-of-age film set in 1980s
Naples, Sorrentino mixed laughter and loss to retell the tragedy
that befell his family when he was a teenager.
The filmmaker's parents were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning
on the night the 17-year-old went to the stadium to watch one of
his idols, late Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, play for
his home team of Naples.
The film's title refers to Maradona's description of his famed
goal against England at the 1986 World Cup.
Netflix, where "The Hand of God" is streaming globally after a
limited theatrical release in December, was the "ideal
instrument" for a movie dealing with universal themes like love
and loss, Sorrentino said.
"Most of us have experienced pain or a loss that have shifted
the way we perceive things in life ... and this, I think, is
universal."
(Reporting by Maria Caspani; Editing by Lisa Richwine and
Richard Chang)
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