PKF 14th edition PITIGLIANI KOLNO'A FESTIVAL Judaism and Israel in Cinema

Roma, 16/20 November 2019 Casa del Cinema, Centro Ebraico Italiano Il Pitigliani Torna dal 16 al 20 November 2019 the Casa del Cinema in Rome and at the Hebrew Italian Center" Pitigliani - to free admission while seats - the Pitigliani Kolno'a Festival - Judaism and Israel in Cinema, now in its fourteenth edition, dedicated to Israeli film and Hebrew topic. Produced by the Italian Jewish Center" Pitigliani and directed by Ariela Platte Ili and Lirit Mash, the PKF2019 proposes for the usual section "Look on new Israeli cinema" works

A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF TWO HORSE MILLENNI MedFilmFestival TELLS THE MARENOSTRUM

The Medfilm largest festival celebration of cultures and the oldest international film festival in the capital this year, celebrates the 25th edition, important step in an ever new journey to discover all the cultural Mediterranean shores. The festival, chaired by Ginella Vocca under the artistic direction of Giulio Casadei, It will be held from 8 to 21 November at the Savoy Cinema, Macro Asylum, Nuovo Cinema Aquila and Space Apollo Eleven. The culture at the center of the Mediterranean. This is the genuine sense of the 25th Festival MedFilm. It is a call

SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #10 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: THE BEST FILMS

(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) At the end of the Roman Kermesse, which again this year is missing a qualified jury, we report our impressions of the films that impressed us by dividing the Fiction films from the No-fiction or DOC films, if you prefer in order of satisfaction. Among the fictional films in the front row we see Cedric Kahn who with FÊTE DE FAMILLE | HAPPY BIRTHDAY with a stellar cast including Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle

SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #9 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAY 10):reviews #5 by Francesca Salmeri

(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) Cristina Comencini chiude la kermesse romana con nostalgia Tornare, Cristina Comenicini, Italy, 2019, 107’, with Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Vincenzo Amato e Beatrice Grannò Un tuffo melanconico quello di Tornare, a film about the passing of time, the events and mourning that characterize it - the narrative device of the film revolves around the mourning of Alice, who lost his father and returns to the places of his childhood, Naples, the sea and the

SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #8 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAY10): THE PRICES

(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) Contrariamente alle previsioni vince SANTA SUBITO di Alessandro Piva Cominciamo dalla SELEZIONE UFFICIALE FESTA DEL CINEMA DI ROMA: L’appeal inossidabile di Catherine Deneuve in FAMILY PARTY | HAPPY BIRTHDAY di Cédric Kahn, France, 2019, 101’, nor the musical on JUDY by Rupert Goold, UK, 2019, 118’With an amazing Renée Zellweger, or the talented young actor Lucas Hedges protagonist of a tale of unease in HONEY BOY

SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #7 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAYS 8&9): Le Chicche di RFF

The gems of the Rome Festival: MEDICINE and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) In addition to films, the Rome Film Festival promotes and offers many initiatives related to the world of cinema. Let's start with the OFFICIAL SELECTION - RIFLESSI which saw Giulio Base at Gemelli in the MediCinema Room for the screening "Bar Giuseppe" The director and actor Giulio Base introduced the screening of the film "Bar Giuseppe", written and directed by him, in the MediCinema Room

SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #6 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAYS6&7):reviews #4 by Francesca Salmeri

(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) La sezione autonoma Alice nella Città conferma il suo impegno sul tema dell’adolescenza In CONCORSO ALICE Don’t forget to breathe, Martin Turk, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, 2019, 90’, with Matija Valant, Tine Ugrin e Iva Krajnc Bagola Trattare il tema dell’adolescenza e di tutte le caratteristiche emotive di una tale fase di transizione non è semplice. The business becomes even more complicated if the aspiration is to stage a story

SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #5 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAYS 4&5): reviews #3 by Francesca Salmeri

(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) The unmissable of the Rome Festival! Let's start with the OFFICIAL SELECTION with the most anticipated film The Irishman, Martin Scorsese, United States, 2019, 209’, with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino. Based on the book by Charles Brandt The Irishman. I killed Jimmy Hoffa, The Irishman is the twenty-fifth film directed by Martin Scorsese. Behind them, Casino (1995), Those good guys (1990) , Mean Streets - Sunday in the church, Monday

SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #4 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAYS 2&3): reviews #2 by Francesca Salmeri

(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) At the weekend Scary Stories tries to scare the public! Cominciamo dalla SELEZIONE UFFICIALE Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark di André Øvredal Canada, United States, 2019, 108' Cast Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint Tratto dall’omonima serie di libri di Alvin Schwartz, Scary stories to tell in the Dark is an interesting reworking of the classic ghost story. In a period in which

SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #3 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAY 1)

STARTS TODAY THE FEAST OF ROME WITH A BLACK pervaded by TONI melodramatic NORTON CLOSE TOGETHER AT THE SURPRISE WITH ETHAN COEN (Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) The two themes of this 14th edition, Antonio Monda as he anticipated a few days ago during the presentation of the Roman festival, I am the female world and music. It must be said that both are addressed by the opening night of the opening film of the OFFICIAL SELECTION a