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Giuliano Montaldo, Italian Director of ‘Sacco & Vanzetti’ and ‘Machine Gun McCain,’ Dies at 93
As one of the best ADs in Italian cinema in his time, Montaldo worked for director Gillo Pontecorvo on such features as Wide Blue Road (1957), Kapo (1960) and the complex, documentary-style The Battle of Algiers (1966), an influential political film.
Italian Director Stefano Sollima on Why He Depicted Rome ‘As Though It Was L.A.’ in Gritty Crime Drama ‘Adagio’
Italian genre specialist Stefano Sollima – who is known in Hollywood for “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” “Without Remorse” and the TV series “Gomorrah” – is in the Venice competition for the first time with Rome-set crime drama “Adagio.”
Giuliano Montaldo, Italian Director of ‘Sacco and Vanzetti,’ Dies at 93 – Variety
Giuliano Montaldo , the prolific Italian director, actor and film industry executive, whose works comprise powerful political drama “Sacco and Vanzetti” about the Massachusetts trial and execution in 1927 of accused Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, has died at his home in Rome. He was 93.
‘Io Capitano’ Review: A Gritty, Heartbreaking Study Of Migrant Dreams From Italy’s Matteo Garrone – Venice Film Festival – Deadline
Even if the critical reactions have been mixed, Italian films have proven much stronger than usual at this year’s Venice Film Festival, with a notable resurgence of genre filmmaking in the likes of Adagio and Enea.
‘Adagio’ Review: Gritty Italian Crime Epic Pulls You in Without Blowing Your Mind
The latest feature from writer-director Stefano Sollima stars a trio of Italy’s finest actors as men on opposite sides of the law.
Whoopi Goldberg and Jeremy Irvine to Star in Italian Comedy ‘Leopardi & Co’ Produced by Tarak Ben Ammar
Whoopi Goldberg and Jeremy Irvine are set to star in Italian comedy “Leopardi & Co.,” directed by Federica Biondi and produced by Franco-Tunisian film and TV entrepreneur Tarak Ben Ammar’s Eagle Pictures. Shooting on the film is currently underway in the town of Recanati, which is known to many Italians as the birthplace of…
‘Comandante’ Review: Venice Opens with a WWII Submarine Film That Salutes a Momentous Act of Italian Heroism
“Comandante,” in its honorable and slightly gloomy way, has been conceived as the delivery system for a humanitarian message.
Wildside Head Mario Gianani Talks Venice Contender ‘Finally Dawn’; Hollywood Strikes Knock-On Effect & Success Of ‘The Eight Mountains’
Italian producer and Lido habitué Mario Gianani is at the Venice Film Festival this year with Saverio Costanzo’s drama Finally Dawn which world premieres in Competition on Friday. The head of Fremantle-owned film and TV production company Wildside has worked with Costanzo for two decades, producing all his work, from feature directorial debut Private…
‘Finally Dawn’ Review: Lily James and Joe Keery in Saverio Costanzo’s Ambitious Spin on Fellini
Set at the Cinecitta studio in the 1950s, the Venice competition drama about movies and celebrity also features Rebecca Antonaci, Willem Dafoe and Alba Rohrwacher.
Why Italian films are making their presence felt at this year’s Venice
Cast an eye over the titles vying for a Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival and one thing stands out – the number of Italian films in the main competition. Six of the 23 films in the main competition are Italian, an increase from the usual three Italian titles that are programmed in the section.