Previewed at the Directors' Fortnight of #Cannes77, the film tells the story of an illegal migrant who becomes a carer for the elderly and disabled in the mountains of Taiwan, adesso inserito nella rassegna romana @Canness77@Roma Recensione: With a slow narrative, whose dialogues are reduced to the bare bones, the work denounces the conditions of exploitation of migrant workers in Taiwan, forced in turn to recruit migrants and tourists who will be condemned to the same fate as them. This first work looks you straight in the eye and throws you into the center of the dark setting, also thanks to the photography choices
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#LuccaFilmFestival promotes two calls with deadline. 15/8/24
There are two calls that #LuccaFilmFestival in collaboration with SIAE is launching: “The first one was good!”, per opere prime di cortometraggio “Scrivere Cinema”, screenwriting course for students from 16 to 25 anni Entrambi fanno parte della ventesima edizione del Lucca Film Festival si tiene dal 21 al 29 September 2024 and the deadline set at 15 August - tutte le info su www.luccafilmfestival.it Scadono entrambi il 15 August 2024 the two new free registration calls launched in collaboration with SIAE – Italian Society of Authors and Publishers, starting from the next one 20 June from
#CANNES77@Roma 24 – 30 June 2024 Day 2 (AAVV)
Grazie all’ANEC Lazio prosegue per tutta la settimana nelle sale romane la strepitosa carrellata direttamente dall’ultimo Festival di Cannes Noi c’eravamo per voi e vi proponiamo i nostri commenti sui film, especially today 25 June - ROME CENTER you can see: Cinema 4 FOUNTAINS is replicated with: h.19:00 ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (REVIEW) di Payal Kapadiya / 115’ (COMPETITION) PREMIO SPECIALE DELLA GIURIA h.21:15 THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE (REVIEW) di Boris Lojkine / 93’ (IN SOME PERSPECTIVE) BEST MALE ACTING AWARD JURY AWARD / PREMIO FIPRESCI Invece alla MULTISALA BARBERINI h.19:00 SIMON OF THE MOUNTAIN Federico Luis
#CANNES77@Roma 24 – 30 June 2024 Day 1 (AAVV)
This year ANEC Lazio has prepared an amazing roundup directly from the last Cannes Film Festival. We were there for you and we offer you our comments on the films, especially today 24 June – in ROMA PRATI you can see: Cinema GIULIO CESARE h.19:00 THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE by Boris Lojkine / 93’ (IN SOME PERSPECTIVE) PREMIO MIGLIOR INTERPRETAZIONE MASCHILE PREMIO DELLA GIURIA PREMIO FIPRESCI Ma ecco cosa ha scritto Maria Vittoria Battaglia: “The story of Souleymane is a touching and deeply human film that tells the story of an illegal immigrant in France. Souleymane, interpreted with intensity and authenticity, work as
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #31 (DAY12): THE PRICES
The International Jury disavows the predictions of the day before and awards the Palme d'Or to ANORA by Sean Baker (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) I PALMARES 2024 The Jury of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, chaired by the director, American screenwriter and actress Greta Gerwig, assisted by the Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, by American actress Lily Gladstone, by French actress Eva Green, by Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, together with the director e
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #30 (DAY12)
The Focus by Valentina Vignoli: the revelation film comes from India, absent for thirty years from the Croisette which wins the Grand Prix (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) and Valentina Vignoli - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Synopsis: The self-written story centers on two nurses in troubled relationships in Mumbai who embark on a journey to a beach town, a welcome refuge that gives them space to grow. “Mumbai is the city of illusions”, says one
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #28 (DAY 11): The critical gaze of Vittorio De Agrò from the Palais
In the final rush, the Festival kicks into high gear thanks to the Iranian film that claims the Palme d'Or (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG di Mohammad Rasoulof (ed: recently went into voluntary exile from Iran) Synopsis: The story concerns an investigating judge of the revolutionary court of Tehran struggling with mistrust and paranoia that lead him to suspect his own wife and her
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #26 (DAY10): The critical gaze of Maria Vittoria from the Croisette
The two non-competitive side sections close with two unmissable films! (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) At the final stages, the transversal prize for all sections for the best DOC #L'Œil d'or was awarded 2024 The L'Œil d'or award 2024 –Ex aequo went to: Ernest Cole : Lost and Found di Raoul Peck Nota della giuria: «A film that follows the journey of a young South African photographer during the
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #25 (DAY 9): FOCUS of the day
Miguel GOMES' imaginary journey to the Asian continent deserves an award (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION GRAND TOUR di Miguel GOMES Sinossi: a British Empire official in Burma runs away on his wedding day, and is chased across Asia by the abandoned bride. Review: Edward Abbot, a young man who went to Burma at the time of colonization, awaits with apprehension the arrival of his fiancée whom he hasn't seen for 7 years! And the 4 January
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #24 (DAY 9): The critical gaze of Vittorio De Agrò from the Palais
On the third to last day, the Critics' Week closed with a film about gender equality which was the leitmotif of the Cannes festival 2024 In the Competition the Brazilian film exaggerates its tone (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION MOTEL DESTINO di Karim AÏNOUZ Sinossi: An erotic thriller presented as an intimate look at the rebellion and sensuality of Brazilian youth, set in a love hotel in Ceara,