Enzo Staiola, Child Star in Vittorio De Sica’s ‘Bicycle Thieves,’ Dies at 85

The Italian actor was forever immortalized as the sad-faced son with big expressive eyes in the Oscar-winning 1948 Neo-realist masterpiece.

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Enzo Staiola, Child Star in Vittorio De Sica’s ‘Bicycle Thieves,’ Dies at 85

The Italian actor was forever immortalized as the sad-faced son with big expressive eyes in the Oscar-winning 1948 Neo-realist masterpiece.
‘Heads or Tails?’ Review: Delightfully Madcap Euro-Western Serves Up Spaghetti With a Lot of Sauce
John C. Reilly plays a troubadour-style Buffalo Bill Cody in this cheerfully deranged genre riff from ‘The Tale of King Crab’ directors Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis.

Giuseppe Tornatore Doc on Italy’s ‘King of Cashmere’ Brunello Cucinelli Revealed Ahead of American Academy in Rome Honor

‘Fuori’ Review: Valeria Golino Exudes Humanity In Mario Martone’s Refreshing Biopic Of A Struggling Literary Pioneer – Cannes Film Festival

‘The Last One for the Road’ Review: A Pleasant Italian Gem on Drinking Buddies, Aging and Wistful Flavors of Life
Loosely reminiscent of the happy-sad fables of Alice Rohrwacher, Francesco Sossai’s boozy dramedy is enchanting even when it briefly veers into predictable territory.

Rai Cinema Celebrates ‘Heads or Tails?’ at Cannes and Readies for More Hits: ‘Cinema Without Audience Doesn’t Exist’

RAI Cinema Chief Paolo Del Brocco on Selling ‘Heads or Tails’ in Cannes and a New Victor Kossakovsky Doc Made With Italian Botanist Stefano Mancuso

Roughly a year after its launch, Italian state broadcaster RAI’s new sales unit for film is at Cannes with its first full-fledged slate headlined by surreal Western “Heads or Tails” starring John C. Reilly as Buffalo Bill during his stay in Italy that is launching in Un Certain Regard.
‘Fuori’ Review: Valeria Golino Shines in Mario Martone’s Tribute to Maverick Italian Writer Goliarda Sapienza

Cannes: Working as a female-focused character study, an incarceration drama, and a niche literary biopic, the two Italian greats craft an uplifting tribute to nonconformity.
John C. Reilly Brings the Wild American West to Italy as Buffalo Bill in Cannes Premiere ‘Heads or Tails?’ — Watch Exclusive Clip

Cannes Exclusive: Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis co-direct the feature that premieres in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section.