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Italian Prison Drama ‘The Sea Beyond’ Scores Stellar Local Ratings While Gaining Global Traction
Naples-set prison drama “Mare Fuori” (“ The Sea Beyond ”) is becoming a major pop culture phenomenon in Italy where the third season of the show is scoring record-breaking ratings just as previous instalments play in more than 20 international territories. “The Sea Beyond” is set in a youth detention center overlooking the bay of Naples…
Stefano Savona’s documentary ‘Le mura di Bergamo’ (Walls of Bergamo) to premiere in Berlin
In March 2020, the city walls of Bergamo enclosed a sick body: a complex whole of cells, tissue and organs that no longer communicate. The streets are empty, conversational exchanges have ceased, in-person meetings forbidden. Disconnected from all others, each body is alone within the walls…
Indeed, what would Sophia Loren do?
Confronted with the verities of life, Nancy Vincenza Kulik asks the question, “What would Sophia Loren do?” That is also the title of the documentary, which follows the life of this American grandmother of Italian descent who has paralleled her life with that of the Italian film icon.
Indie Sales boards ‘Maria Montessori’ starring Jasmine Trinca.
Indie Sales has boarded Léa Todorov’s first feature Maria Montessori and has released a first look image from the project, which is currently in post-production. The Franco-Italian co-production by Geko and Tempesta Film intertwines the real-life story of visionary Italian physician and educator Montessori…
Simona Tabasco: ‘Lucia in The White Lotus is hungry for life’
When the second season of The White Lotus opened its doors, one megawatt actor seemed to bloom before our eyes.
Sundance Review: The Eight Mountains is a Frustrating Portrait of Masculinity Captured with Great Beauty
The Jury Prize went to Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s The Eight Mountains , which concerns the end of a friendship between two men who meet as boys during a summer that marks them for the rest of their lives.
Claudia Cardinale Gets MoMA Tribute for Film Career
Ahead of a MoMA retrospective, the actress reflected on her career, which includes over 100 films and many classics of Italian cinema.
Disco Boy , debut film from Giacomo Abbruzzese is the only Italian film in competition at the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival.
Co-produced with Italy’s Dugong Films, it will be distributed in Italy by Lucky Red from 9 March. Shot in Europe and Africa with an international cast, the film is a French/Italian/Belgian/Polish coproduction.
Laura Allsop talks with Mario Martone about his atmospheric new film, in which the city of Naples plays a pivotal role.
