Tommaso is a 2019 semi-autobiographical drama film written and directed by Abel Ferrara. Starring Willem Dafoe, Cristina Chiriac (Ferrara's wife) and Anna Ferrara (Ferrara's daughter), it is a semi-fictional account of the director's own life as an American artist residing in Rome.
The film had its world premiere in the Special Screenings section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May. It was digitally released in the United States on 5 June 2020 by Kino Lorber.
The story follows an American artist living in Rome with his young European wife and their three-year-old daughter.
The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section on 20 May 2019. In January 2020, Kino Lorber acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. It was released in the United States on 5 June 2020.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Kino Lorber virtual cinema strategies, the film made $27,136 worldwide.
The film holds approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews, with an average of . The website's critical consensus reads: "While admittedly a self-indulgent exercise, Tommaso is powerfully anchored by an outstanding central performance from Willem Dafoe." On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 66 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".