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Nanni Moretti’s ‘A Brighter Tomorrow’ Opens Strong in Italy Ahead of Cannes, as Director Takes Shot at Netflix
Italian director Nanni Moretti’s new film “Il sol dell’avvenire” (“A Brighter Tomorrow”), a multi-layered love letter to filmmaking in the age of streaming giants, is doing brisk biz at the home box office ahead of its Cannes Film Festival international premiere.
Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Kidnapped’ Debuts Trailer Ahead of Cannes World Premiere
Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer for Marco Bellocchio’s “Kidnapped” (Rapito), which has its world premiere in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The film starts in 1858 in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, when the Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family.
Laetitia Casta Plays Battered Ex-Wife Accused of Murder in Italian Thriller ‘A Dark Story’; True Colours to Launch Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Laetitia Casta will soon appear on the big screen as the former wife of an abusive southern Italian man whom she is accused of murdering in the thriller “A Dark Story,” directed by Italy’s Leonardo D’Agostini.
Filming begins on the series Il Gattopardo, starring Kim Rossi Stuart and Deva Cassel
The series Il Gattopardo , starring Kim Rossi Stuart and Deva Cassel by Vittoria Scarpa 02/05/2023 – Based on Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel, the six episodes of the Netflix series will be directed by Tom Shankland, Giuseppe Capotondi and Laura Luchetti
Italy’s Far East Film Festival: Malaysian Drama ‘Abang Adik’ Sweeps Top Prizes
The industry-favorite Asian cinema event screened a record number of movies and invited over 200 filmmaker guests for its landmark 25th-anniversary edition.
The Oscar Process That Needs an Overhaul: International Filmmakers Speak Out
As the Academy prepares to discuss rule changes, the directors of “Eight Mountains” and “RMN” address the setbacks of the International Oscar submission process.
‘The Eight Mountains’ Review: A Stirring, Sprawling, Epic and Intimate Tale of Friends in High Places
Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s gorgeous, lengthy drama tracks a bond between two men forged among, and by, the mountains.
‘The Eight Mountains’: Felix Van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeesch’s Cannes Grand Jury Prize Co-Winner
‘The Eight Mountains’ Directors On Their Acclaimed Cannes Friendship Drama, Filming in The Italian Alps & More [Interview]
“I didn’t expect to find a friend like Bruno in my life. Nor that friendship was a place where you put down roots, that remains waiting for you.” It’s with these words, delivered in wistful voiceover, that Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch open “The Eight Mountains,” their sublime and gently aching adaptation of the Italian bestseller by Paolo Cognetti.
Alessandro Borghi, The Eight Mountains
A Zoom conversation with superstar Alessandro Borghi