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Venice: 25 Films That Could Be Heading to the Film Festival’s 80th Anniversary Edition
The Venice Film Festival won’t be unveiling its full 2023 lineup until next month at the earliest, but producers, studios and streamers are already prepping the projects they hope to be premiering on the Lido this year for the festival’s 80th-anniversary edition, which will be running Aug. 30-Sept. 9.
Cannes: Cohen Media Scoops North American Distribution for Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Kidnapped’
The drama concerns a young Jewish boy who is abducted and raised as a Christian in 19th Century Italy
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‘Scarlet’ Review: A Father and Daughter Endure
In a new film from the director of “Martin Eden,” pastoral interludes of domestic life in the wake of World War I alternate with views of the world beyond.
Cohen Media Buys Marco Bellocchio’s Cannes Competition Film ‘Kidnapped’ for North America
Cohen Media Group has scooped rights to “Kidnapped,” the latest movie by revered Italian master Marco Bellocchio, which world premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The drama reconstructs the true tale of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy who was kidnapped and forcibly raised as a Christian in 19th-century Italy.
Alice Rohrwacher’s Cannes Title ‘La Chimera’ Sells Out Internationally For The Match Factory
Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher ’s latest pic La Chimera has inked a series of international deals for The Match Factory following its well-received debut at last month’s Cannes Film Festival. Starring an ensemble including Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini, and Alba Rohrwacher the pic has sold in the UK and Ireland (Curzon), Australia and New Zealand…
‘The Eight Mountains’: An arthouse bromance that scales the heights – review
Based on an award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, it is slow-paced and gorgeously photographed, but it has its share of magical moments and well-played scenes if you have the patience to wait.
At Cinecittà, the Stars Are Shooting on the Tiber, Again
Rome’s fabled Cinecittà movie studios are as full as they’ve ever been, as productions come for the tax incentives, high production values and Italian glamour.
Netflix Launches Italian Version Of Hit Rap Show ‘Rhythm + Flow’ Featuring Local Artists Fabri Fibra, Geolier & Rose Villain
Netflix has greenlighted an Italian edition of its hit rap competition Rhythm + Flow, following in the wake of the hit U.S. original and the successful French version Nouvelle École which is now in its second season.
Amanda, a Zesty Italian Film About Young Female Friendship
“Sometimes I have this feeling that when I go to watch a film, I kind of have a date with the director,” says Italian filmmaker Carolina Cavalli . “To be honest, the best dates.” Cavalli’s debut film, Amanda , centres on a young misfit adrift in Turin, and inspires the same feeling about both its protagonist and director.
Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘La Chimera’ Sells Worldwide After Premiering Positively in Cannes
Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera,” in which “The Crown” star Josh O’Connor plays a British archeologist named Arthur who gets involved in an international network of stolen Etruscan artifacts during the 1980s, has sold worldwide after premiering positively in Cannes.
