An event in which our home cinema takes on a new central importance. These are three Italian films competing in 18th Rome Festival (October 19-23): My hair hurts From Roberta TorreWith Alba Rohrwacher AND Filippo Timioriginal homage Monica Vitti; Holiday From Edoardo Gabriellini AND There’s still tomorrow From Paola CortellesiWith Valerio Mastandrea, Emanuela Fanelli, Giorgio Colangeli and Vinicio Marchioni. President of the Rome Cinema Foundation Gian Luca Farinelli and artistic director Paola Malanga they presented the 2003 Capitol Festival. Selection criterion? Ordinary, Malanga replies: “Quality, but in any case without quotas for either women or Italians.” Yet despite its laudable intentions, the festival struggles to find certain personality This measurement International. Two career awards presented at the end of the event: actress Isabella Rossellinithrough a meeting with the public and a retrospective of works in which she was the main character, and to a Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi.
This episode also features a ton of women directing and performing music. Among the special screenings we find a documentary film. Me, we and Gaber From Riccardo Milani; Maria Callas Letters and Memories – Monica talks about Maria From Tom Wolf that is, an international tour from November 2019 to January 2023 of the theater show Maria Callas interpreted Monica Bellucci; Sugar, Sugar Fornaciari From Valentina Zanella and Giangiacomo De Stefano, a documentary about the singer’s recent sold-out world tour of European capitals, North America and Oceania. In chapter Freestyle then there is Fela, my living god From Daniele Vicarideveloped materials about the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti and among the restorations there is Hello Ni! From Paolo Poets1979 musical thriller about and with Renato Zero. Excellent scope for serial production. We are waiting for the preview of the first two episodes of the fourth season. Sea outside (in co-production with Alice in the city). There will also be previews of the series at the event. Lions of Sicily (from the novel Stefania Auchi) From Paul Genoese, Story From Francesca Archibugibased on the novel Elsa Moranterestored version CamorristaThe series never aired on TV Giuseppe Tornatore AND Suburreterna From Ciro D’Emilio.
It is worth noting, Jeff Koons. Private portrait From Pappy Corsicato; Immortals From Anne-Riitta Ciccone, À la recherce From Base Giulio AND Mercy From Emma Dante, Flyfirst job Margarita Buy and what of Michele Riondino, Building Fthe already announced opening of the festival, New Olympus From Ferzan Ozpetek AND One Hundred Sundays From Antonio Albanese in his fifth directorial Moore From Kasia Smutnyak AND Unsuitable From Giovanna Mezzogiorno. This year, also due to the strike in Hollywood, there will be few world stars. However, they must participate Juliette Binoche, Justine Trieu, Cecile de France, Vincent Lindon and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.
Updated September 26, 2023 5:47 pm