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Venice Flashback: Gina Lollobrigida Always Made Waves at the Festival
It would be nearly impossible to underestimate the excitement triggered by Gina Lollobrigida during her many visits to the Venice Film Festival. The legendary actress, who died Jan. 16 at 95, always created a stir. Journalist Oriana Fallaci, writing in L’Europeo magazine, described Lollobrigida’s arrival in 1956: “A roar rose up from the crowd.
Luca Guadagnino Set For Busy Venice Despite Pulling Of ‘Challengers’ As He Presents Short Animation ‘The Meatseller’ & Feature ‘Enea’; Talks Love Of Producing Young Talent – Deadline
Luca Guadagnino is putting a brave face on the sudden pulling last month of new movie Challengers from the prestigious opening slot of the Venice Film Festival, after the actors’ strike grounded its U.S. cast led by Zendaya. The Venice regular, who won its Best Director award in 2022 for Bones And All having also premiered A Bigger Splash and Suspiria in Competition.
‘Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe’ Documentary Set From eOne; Singer Among EPs
Andrea Bocelli is getting the feature documentary treatment. The revered singer will be profiled in Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe, which eOne will produce and finance. Blind since age 12, the Italian tenor has recorded some two dozen albums in the past three decades, bringing classical music to fans and charts around the world.
‘Comandante’ Trailer: Italian WW2 Submarine Drama Starring Pierfrancesco Favino Opens Venice
With less than a week to go until the 80th Venice Film Festival kick-off, Deadline can reveal the international trailer for Italian director Edoardo De Angelis’s opening picture Comandante. Top Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino, who was on the awards circuit last year with Nostalgia, plays real-life WW2 submarine commander Salvatore Todaro.
‘The Beautiful Summer’ Review: An Uneven but Sensuous and Sensitive Coming-of-Age Drama
Set in 1938 Turin, Laura Luchetti’s adaptation of a novel by Cesare Pavese — premiering at the Locarno Film Festival — centers on a young woman’s sexual awakening.
Cinecittà Studios Chief Nicola Maccanico Talks Modified Revamp Plan, Impact of U.S. Strikes
Rome’s Cinecittà Studios are in the midst of a radical overhaul that started in June 2021, when the government-owned facilities, headed by Nicola Maccanico — who is a former Warner Bros. and Sky Italia senior exec — secured a multi-million dollar loan provided by the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund to upgrade and expand the studios.
Critic’s Pick- ‘Amanda’ Review: My Loneliness Is Killing Me
A delusional college grad befriends an agoraphobic misanthrope in this stylish dark comedy by the Italian director Carolina Cavalli.
Bradley Cooper and Sofia Coppola to Debut Films at the Venice Film Festival
Movies from Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola and Ava DuVernay will debut at this year’s event, despite the industry shutdown.
Matteo Garrone’s Venice-Bound ‘Io Capitano’ Depicts Odyssey of African Migrants to Europe ‘From Their Point of View,’ Director Says
Matteo Garrone, who is a two-time Cannes jury prizewinner with “Gomorrah” in 2008 and “Reality” in 2012, is set to be in competition in Venice for the first time with his immigration-themed drama “Io Capitano.” Shot over 13 weeks in Senegal, Italy and Morocco with a cast of non-professional actors, the Italian auteur’s new film…
Federico Fellini Manuscript ‘Napoli-New York’ Set for Graphic Novel Treatment as Movie Shoots in Italy
Federico Fellini’s post-war immigration story “Napoli-New York,” which was penned for the big screen by the famed director but never produced, is set to become a graphic novel written by French comic book writer Jean-David Morvan. Meanwhile, as previously announced, cameras are rolling in Naples on the movie version by Oscar-winning director Gabriele Salvatores.