Dear Readers, from the editorial staff of Raccontar di Cinema a Wish for a Holy Christmas in the Family. Like every year, our motto remains A Star is Born to which we have added what Pope Francis has suggested this year by congratulating the Roman Curia: "The Child placed in the manger embodies all the Ukrainian children who are denied a smile" and again "The most precious gift of Christmas is Peace and Christ is our Peace". Christmas Night is the sweetest there is with the Birth of the Child
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In theaters directly from #CANNES75 EO by Jerzy Skolimowski
The exploitation of animals is a tribute to the great Robert Bresson - EO - Marina's review (Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Random balthazar, direct in 1966 from the great Robert Bresson is one of the undisputed masterpieces of the history of cinema, without fear of any exaggeration. Several expectations, therefore, aroused the presence in competition at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival of EO, latest effort by filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski, that - always a great admirer of Bresson's film - wanted, just, realize
The Zur Person section of the Diagonale is dedicated to the director Goran Rebić 2023
The Zur Person section reflects on Austrian cinema and film culture through biographies of worthy Austrian filmmakers. In 2023, the format of the program is dedicated to the director and screenwriter Goran Rebić, born in 1968, who was also an actor for a time. Il programma About the person: Goran Rebić will be screened from 22 al 26 March 2023 within the framework of the Graz Diagonal and will be accompanied by in-depth discussions (diagonal in dialogue), dal workshop "I am history - films between times" and from a listening session. The works of
#Avatar : The Way Of Water the new film by James Cameron
Avatar is Cameron's latest masterpiece thanks also to the powerful means of Disney which opens the new season of return to the cinema after two years of pandemic with all the "weapons" that Disney has. We must acknowledge this with gratitude because it is a big sigh of relief for the cinemas that have recently been deserted by spectators. In Italy alone there are over a thousand copies distributed, many in 3D. The themes covered in the highly anticipated new film after its debut in 2009 always by the director are commendable because pregnant
In theaters directly from #Cannes75 Corsage by Marie Kreutzer
An unexpected Elisabeth of Austria - Corsage - Marina's review (Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) An unusual, controversial portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (by all called affectionately Sissi) it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 - within the Un Certain Regard section. The feature film in question is Corsage, latest effort by Austrian director Marie Kreutzer, starring the famous (She 's VERY GOOD) Vicky Krieps. Elisabeth of Austria is, on this particular occasion, a fragile woman, Human, obsessed with grooming and passing
In cinemas directly from #CANNES75 Les Amamdiers by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Dreams and dramas of young actors in the early 1980s - Les Amandiers - Marina's review (Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Second feature film by actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as director, Les Amandiers - world premiere, in competition, at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival - it turned out to be a pleasant surprise within the famous film event. Extremely intimate and personal, the film stages Stella's story (an extraordinary Nadia Tereszkiewicz), a twenty year old girl, that, in the early eighties, together
The Diagonal 2023 from 21 al 26 March to Graz
The Austrian film festival will take place in Graz from 21 al 26 March 2023 and will be the last of the current duo of artistic directors Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber. Within the Diagonal 2023, international juries award Austria's most important film prizes. The film competition is the heart of the programme. With a mix of established and new names, it offers the opportunity to make unexpected discoveries and to get an idea of the diversity and vitality of the national film scene. Alongside the biography of worthy domestic directors, the Zur Person series reflects on cinema and
Claudia Slanar and Dominik Kamalzadeh will be the new artistic directors of the Diagonale from June 2023
La Diagonale is pleased to announce the new artistic direction of the Austrian Film Festival. By unanimous decision of the General Assembly, Claudia Slanar and Dominik Kamalzadeh will succeed the duo Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber as commercial and artistic directors from June 2023 and will be responsible for the festivals from 2024 al 2027. "Claudia Slanar and Dominik Kamalzadeh intend the Diagonale 'as a place of artistic and political activity'. They convinced the General Assembly both in the submitted project and in the hearing with their intelligent and well thought-out vision for the film festival
In cinemas directly from #CANNES75 : Triangle of Sadness di Ruben Östlund
Money and power in capitalist society - Triangle of Sadness - Marina's review ( Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) If in the 2014 an enormous wave was breaking all precarious pre-established balances (in the feature film Force Majeure), here, eight years later, it is a storm in the open sea - with consequent shipwreck - to overturn roles and situations. It was written by Ruben Östlund. - formerly the Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2017 per The Square - he enjoyed dissecting every aspect and every bizarre
#VENEZIA79 - 31/8 -10/9/2022 SPECIAL #20: (DAY 11) The Awards with the Golden Lion to Laura Forses
(from Venice Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Maria Vittoria Battaglia, Vittorio De Agrò and Anna Maria Stramondo - Photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) The Exhibition assigns a questionable "political" Golden Lion to the documentary by the American Laura Poitras, giving a consolation prize to the mighty KHERS NIST (NO BEARS) in Jafar Panahi . Once again the interlocking games prevailed over the natural epilogue of the Exhibition. At the end the closing film FC by Francesco Carrozzini The Hanging Sun (REVIEW) The VENICE Jury 79, chaired by