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Luca Guadagnino to Adapt Another LGBTQIA+ Romance Novel ‘Queer’
After the success of Call Me By Your Name, director Luca Guadagnino returns to the cinema with an adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ LGBTQIA+ novel, Queer.
The coolest film ever made
The director is still arguably Italian cinema’s most celebrated figure with a wealth of noteworthy films, from dramatic classics such as La Strada (1954), Nights of Cabiria (1957) and La Dolce Vita (1960) to more surreal vehicles such as Juliet of the Spirits (1965), Roma (1972) and Amarcord (1973).
100 years since the birth of Franco Zeffirelli, director of Shakespeare’s dramas and the life of St. Francis of Assisi
Franco Zeffirelli was born in Florence on 12 February exactly 100 years ago. His career embraced cinema, television, theatre and opera as director, writer, production designer and even actor. Renowned for his refined elegance, he contributed to the success of Italian cinema abroad with his directing. His work always had an international dimension, as in his big-screen adaptations of Shakespeare’s
‘Gomorrah’ Star Marco D’Amore to Direct ‘Caracas’ Starring Toni Servillo, Vision Launches Sales at EFM
Actor-director Marco D’Amore, who played the ruthless central character Ciro Di Marzio on the Italian mob show “Gomorrah,” is directing “Caracas” a Naples-set drama in which he stars opposite Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty,” “Strangeness”).
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.