Synopsis
Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's discovery of his brother's near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond.
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Cast
- Vincent GalloAngelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
- Alden EhrenreichBennie Tetrocini
- Maribel VerdúMiranda
- Klaus Maria BrandauerCarlo
- Silvia PérezSilvana
- Rodrigo de la SernaJosé
- Érica RivasAna
- Mike AmigorenaAbelardo
- Lucas Di ConzaYoung Tetro
- Adriana MastrángeloÁngela
Recommendations
- 80
The New York Times
As with "Youth Without Youth," this new movie feels like a transitional work but also an inspired one, the creation of a director who, having recently turned 70, has set off on a new adventure that requires more from his audiences than some might be willing to give. Which is itself a sign of vigorous artistic renewal. - 80
Salon
Certainly it isn't the greatest of Coppola's pictures, or even of his independent productions, but those are pretty high standards. It has a verve and vitality that's been missing from his pictures for 25 years, and its various and visible flaws all result from too much of that verve rather than too little. I enjoyed it tremendously. - 75
The A.V. Club
It's the product of a great dreamer and aesthete, rather than an authentic emotional experience--a gorgeous, crystalline bauble that really catches the light. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
It has style to burn, eye-catching acting by an international cast and a story that harkens back to many literary classic with its themes of a family torn apart, brothers in conflict and a son's rivalry with a towering father figure. - 70
Village Voice
For writer-director Coppola, Tetro is a cri de coeur, one more from the heart. - 70
Wall Street Journal
Tetro turns out to be not one movie but, at the very least, two--a Fellini-esque (or Coppola-esque) concatenation of drama, dance and opera (with a nod to Alphonse Daudet), and a modest, appealing coming-of-age story that involves Maribel Verdú (from “Y Tu Mamá También”) as Tetro’s girlfriend. - 60
Los Angeles Times
In Tetro, nearly every time Coppola should have clung to intimacy, he opts for excess. Especially tedious are the meta excerpts from staged productions -- overcompensation trying to masquerade as illumination. Regrettable since there is such fine work being done in the smaller moments. - 50
Variety
When Coppola finds creative nirvana, he frequently has trouble delivering the full goods. Tetro represents something of a middle ground in that respect.
