(from Venice Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Maria Vittoria Battaglia and Vittorio De Agrò (RS) – The photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) Nella sezione Orizzonti il regista Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir racconta la cultura sciamana in Mongolia Sinossi: Ze is a shy seventeen-year-old shaman. At school he studies hard to succeed in the cold and brutal society of modern Mongolia and, at the same time, he is connecting with his ancestral spirit to help the members of his community. When Ze meets Maralaa, But, the senses awaken
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#VENICE80 – 30/8 -9/9/2023 SPECIAL #3: (DAY 2) Diary from the Lido
(from Venice Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Maria Vittoria Battaglia and Vittorio De Agrò (RS) – The photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) Pablo Larrain e la sua favola nera sulla dittatura di Pinochet convince in parte Sinossi: El Conde is a dark comedy/horror that hypothesizes a parallel universe inspired by the recent history of Chile. The film portrays Augusto Pinochet, a symbol of world fascism, as a vampire who lives hidden in a ruined mansion on the cold southern tip of the continent: feeds his desire
#VENICE80 – 30/8 -9/9/2023 SPECIAL #2: (DAY 2) Diary from the Lido
(from Venice Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Maria Vittoria Battaglia and Vittorio De Agrò (RS) – The photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) An unexpected flop from Caleb Landry Jones, protagonista di DOGMAN Sinossi: The extraordinary story of a child, marked by life, who will find salvation through the love of his dogs. “Wherever there is an unhappy person, Dio invia un cane.” Alphonse de Lamartine Recensione: This dramatic film, which begins on a rainy evening at a New Jersey police checkpoint, is introduced with this phrase, we would call it an animal rights activist.
#VENICE80 – 30/8 -9/9/2023 SPECIAL #1: (DAY 1) Diary from the Lido
(from Venice Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Maria Vittoria Battaglia and Vittorio De Agrò (RS) – The photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) Edoardo De Angelis apre la Mostra con la storia della marineria italiana durante la seconda Guerra Mondiale I film italiani in concorso a #VENEZIA80 raggiungono il ragguardevole numero di ben otto pellicole la maggior parte nel concorso principale ed in particolare : COMMANDER - FILM DI APERTURA di EDOARDO DE ANGELIS ENEA di PIETRO CASTELLITTO FINALMENTE L’ALBA di SAVERIO COSTANZO LUBO di GIORGIO DIRITTI IO CAPITANO di MATTEO GARRONE ADAGIO di
Directly from #CANNES75 I AM YOUR FATHER by Mathieu VADEPIED
Presented in 2022 in Un Certain Regard as the opening film is a war story the film I AM YOUR FATHER (FATHER AND SOLDIER) by Mathieu VADEPIED is presented to the public in Italy. The incipit takes us into 1920 near Verdun in France where soldiers dig into the ground extracting human remains. The film begins with heavy music, and this already says a lot about the ending! 1917 Senegal a herd of oxen led by local nomads return to the village at dawn, hiding to avoid being forcibly drafted. But you don't run away
XXXVI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ORGAN MUSIC – Franciscan sanctuary of La Verna – edited by Maestro Eugenio Maria FAGIANI
Wednesday 16 August an encore after the improvised organ accompaniment of Maestro Eugenio Maria FAGIANI on Wednesday 9 August 2023 at the screening of the silent film FRATE SOLE (1918) di Mario Corsi ed Ugo Falena La proiezione ha avuto successo di pubblico tra i residenti di Chiusi della Verna e molti ospiti della foresteria. The film, shot in Umbria and dedicated to the life of Saint Francis and his choice of poverty, it is a narrative in 4 episodes: The leper's kiss, In the footsteps of the Poverello of Assisi, The temple, The stigma. Paintings that reproduce
#MarettimoItalianFilmFest: All the winners of the 4th edition
Stella Maris Award for Best Film 2023 a La primavera della mia vita La serata finale, conducted by Beppe Convertini and Gabriella Carlucci, andrà in onda sulla Rai Si è chiusa con la consegna dei premi Stella Maris, between moments of music and entertainment, la quarta edizione del Marettimo Italian Film Fest - We love the sea (MIFF), l’appuntamento cinematografico che si è svolto sull’isola più occidentale e selvaggia delle Egadi. Ad aggiudicarsi il Premio come Miglior film 2023 è stato La primavera della mia vita di Zavvo Nicolosi, played by Colapesce and Dimartino. Guest of honor of the evening
#MarettimoItalianFilmFestival – from 19 and up to 22 July
With film screenings, short films and open-air documentaries dedicated to the sea and the enhancement of the marine environment, but also talks, shows, cultural events and food initiatives&travel, today Wednesday 19 July, the curtain rises on the fourth edition of the Marettimo Italian Film Fest - We love the sea. An event organized by 19 al 22 July on the sacred island, the farthest of the Egadi, from Solemar events, of which Cettina Spataro is president, together with Gabriella Carlucci (artistic supervisor), Toto Vento, Beatrice Just and Giorgio Rusconi. It is made with the support of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, of the region
#MarettimoItalianFilmFestival : all ready for the 4th ed. from 19 al 22 July
The first previews: guest of honor Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Expected Donatella Finocchiaro, Pino Ammendola, Alessio Vassallo. Sul palco anche Colapesce e Di Martino Al via la Summer School per sensibilizzare i giovani sulla tutela dell’ambiente e del mare Conto alla rovescia per la quarta edizione del Marettimo Italian Film Fest 2023 - We love the sea, the appointment dedicated to Made in Italy cinema which will kick off on 19 July on the island, with the official opening in the enchanting scenery of the Egadi. From actors to actresses, to the singers, many characters who will be protagonists in Marettimo until the evening of 22 July. The
#CANNES76 – 16/27 May 2023 SPECIAL #26 (DAY12)
Nothing to do for the Italians, the Palma d’oro goes to ANATOMY OF A FALL by Justine TRIET (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) OUT OF COMPETITION the closing film is ELEMENTAL by Peter Sohn - Prodotto da Disney e Pixar Sinossi: Pixar's Elemental is an all-new and original film set in Element City, where the fire residents live together, of water, of the earth and the air. The story presents Ember, a tenacious young woman, witty and fiery, the