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Isabel Coixet’s ‘Three Goodbyes’ to Open Revamped Istanbul Film Festival
Expected guests include “The Worst Person in the World” actor Anders Danielsen Lie, Mike Figgis, Oscar-winning composer Daniel Blumberg and Italy’s Gianfranco Rosi
Under the volcano, a city converses with its past in the haunting ‘Pompei: Below the Clouds’
In Naples, Italy, the past isn’t relegated to what’s behind us. In its crumbled, ancient majesty, the past is quite visible. And when it comes to the legacy of Mount Vesuvius — able to change the sky and move the earth — history encompasses all that’s above and plenty that’s subterranean, too.
Roger Erbert – Pompei: Below the Clouds
In “The Last Days of Pompeii” (1913), a silent film directed by Eleuterio Rodolfi, the complicated love story of a couple in Pompeii unfolds in the fateful year 79 A.D. The people go about their daily lives, gossiping, shopping, and falling in love. These scenes of intimate life are haunted by what we know is coming. This love story will be buried in ash before nightfall.
Critic’s Pick – ‘Pompei: Below the Clouds’ Review: Trembling Beauties, Old and New
The past and the present converge in this ravishingly beautiful Italian documentary set in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.
‘The Last One for the Road’ Review: A Low-Key Journey Through the Venetian Countryside
This gene splice of road movie and coming-of-age story is as whimsical as it is disjointed.
David Davoli’s Lucaville Global Launches JV With Italy’s Titanus; First Projects Include ‘The Treasure Of San Gennaro’ Heist Comedy Remake With Lawrence Bender
Two New Documentaries Are Haunted by Unsettling Natural Wonders
Gianfranco Rosi’s “Pompei: Below the Clouds” and Werner Herzog’s “Ghost Elephants” offer thrilling but troubled visions of a world in environmental flux.
Brunello Cucinelli Docufilm ‘The Gracious Visionary’ Set for North American Release via Blue Fox Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Gracious Visionary’ will premiere in New York on April 14 and subsequently rollout across more than 100 screens
‘Pompei: Below The Clouds’ Trailer: Gianfranco Rosi’s Doc Hits IFC Center & Film At Lincoln Center In March
After a celebrated festival run last Fall, American audiences get a chance to see Gionfranco Rosi‘s “Pompei: Below The Clouds” next month, although the doc only hits two theaters in NYC.
‘Pompei: Below The Clouds’ Trailer: In Gianfranco Rosi’s Award-Winning Film, A Metropolis Shakes In The Shadow Of Mount Vesuvius
EXCLUSIVE: Director Gianfranco Rosi’s award-winning documentary Pompei: Below the Clouds will be coming to U.S. theaters and to MUBI’s streaming platform in March.