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The Eight Mountains Trailer: Cannes Winner Tells a Story of Rekindled Friendship with Epic Scope
The Eight Mountains tells the story of estranged childhood friends who reconnect to fulfill the wishes of a recently deceased relative.
‘The Quest,’ Film About Artist Luigi Lineri With Score by Nicolás Jaar, Boarded by Impronta Films
World sales agency Impronta Films has boarded “La Ricerca” (“The Quest”) ahead of its world premiere on April 24 at Visions du Reel, a documentary film festival in Switzerland. The film was written, directed, edited and produced by Giuseppe Petruzzellis. Nicolás Jaar composed the original score.
Udine Festival Unveils Stunning Selection of Asian Films for 25th Anniversary Edition
The Far East Film Festival in Italy’s Udine will open with a double bill of He Shuming’s “Ajoomma” and Kai Ko’s “Bad Education.” It will close with Zhang Yimou’s blockbuster period epic “Full River Red.” In between, the festival will showcase a stunning 78-title array of commercial and art-house films from across East Asia.
VMI Releasing Acquires Director Gabriele Mainetti’s Venice Prize Winner ‘Freaks Vs. The Reich’
The Reich (formerly Freaks Out ), which won eight awards at the Venice Film Festival in 2021, including the Grafetta d’Oro for Best Film, and went on to land six David di Donatello Awards from the Academy of Italian Cinema the following year.
Cinema: Bellocchio’s Esterno Notte tops David nominations
Roberto Andò’s La Stranezza (The Strangeness) and Le Otto Montagne (The Eight Mountains) by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersh both got 14 nominations.
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Cinecittà Returns To Profit As Int’l Productions Line-Up To Shoot At Historic Rome Studios
Italy’s Cinecittà studios have returned to profit one year ahead of the schedule set in its 2022 to 2026 industrial plan, aimed at returning the facility to its former glory as a major international filming hub.
Venice Film Festival To Honor Liliana Cavani & Tony Leung Chiu-wai With Golden Lions For Lifetime Achievement
The Venice Film Festival has set filmmaker Liliana Cavani and actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai to receive this year’s Golden Lions for lifetime achievement. The 80th Venice fest runs from August 30-September 9 on the Lido.
‘Nico, 1988’ Director Susanna Nicchiarelli Set to Shoot TV Series ‘Fireworks’ About Italian Kids Fighting Nazis and Fascists During Resistance
Italian director Susanna Nicchiarelli , whose trilogy of female biopics, “Nico, 1988,” “Miss Marx,” and “Chiara” all launched from the Venice Film Festival, is set to direct the TV series “Fireworks” depicting the struggle of Italy’s partisans against Nazis and Fascists through the point of view of a twelve-year-old girl named Marta. Shooting is set to start on May 8 in the Piedmontese Alps
Francesco Maselli, Influential Italian Auteur, Dies at 92
Influential Italian auteur Francesco “Citto” Maselli who worked with Lucia Bosé, Claudia Cardinale, Shelley Winters and Valeria Golino on films that combined his political passion with his bent for female-centered dramas, has died in Rome. Maselli, who was known for making left-wing militant cinema, was 92.
‘Una Vita Difficile’ review: This marriage is one wild ride
So many great movies came out of Italy in the two decades after World War II that just a handful of last names — De Sica, Rossellini, Fellini, Visconti, Antonioni — instantly conjure the era’s might, from masterworks of heart-clutching humanism (“Bicycle Thieves,” “La Strada”) to dazzling style epics (“8 ½,” “L’Avventura”)…