We receive the good news from our colleague Mansour Jahani and we publish it: The signora Tahereh Saeidi, wife of famous Iranian film director “Jafar Panahi”, he announced in a phone call to Mansour Jahani, independent and international film reporter, that with the efforts of Mr. Saleh Nikbakht and Yusef Moulai, his lawyers; Friday 3 February 2023, #JafarPanahi was released from Evin Prison in Tehran. "Saleh Nikbakht", well-known Iranian lawyer, said in an interview with "mansour jahani", independent film journalist, on the latest state of the case "Jafar Panahi": Although I am happy with the release of Mr
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The animal in the jungle aprirà la Diagonale'23
La Diagonale is pleased to announce that the Austrian Film Festival will open on Tuesday 21 March with the feature film Das Tier im Dschungel (The beast in the jungle, AT/BE/FR 2023, 103 min.) by Patric Chiha. The feature film will be joined this year by the experimental short film NYC RGB by Viktoria Schmid (US/AT 2023, 7 me), whose world premiere will kick off the gala evening. After the world premiere at the Berlinale, il film The Animal in the Jungle, co-produced by Ebba Sinzinger and Vincent Lucassen (WILDart FILM), it will be projected onto what it is, al
Jafar Panahi announces hunger strike from prison
Ci perviene questa dolorosa notizia che pubblichiamo affinchè la pressione dei socila aiutino la liberazione del regista Il famoso regista iraniano Jafar Panahi ha iniziato lo sciopero della fame nella prigione di Evin contro la repressione mascherata da Giustizia Ne da notizia Tahereh Saeidi, director's wife, held in Evin Jail, posting a statement on his Instagram page. Jafar Panahi's statement thus denounces: "The 20 July of this year, in protest against the arrest of two of our beloved colleagues, Mr. Mohammad Rasulof and Mostafa Al-Ahmad, together with a group
In cinemas directly from #CANNE75 Decision to leave by Park Chan-wook
Murders and impossible loves - Decision to leave - Marina's review (Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Another great name present, in competition, at this 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is the famous Korean director Park Chan-wook. On this occasion, indeed, the filmmaker gave us Decision to leave, a refined yellow with a passionate love story in the background, that does not disdain even a welcome, veiled irony. The corpse of a man - probably fallen during a mountain climb - immediately catches the eye
The retrospectives of the Diagonale'23
The Diagonale is pleased to announce two special programs that will be screened at the Austrian Film Festival in March. The first historical special of Diagonale'23 is entitled FINALE and includes five programs selected together with the Filmarchiv Austria and the Austrian Film Museum and with the collaboration of the ORF archive. In the second historical special Aktion! Action!, SYNEMA - Society for Film and Media e la Diagonale si dedicated al regista, critic and author Bernhard Frankfurter (1946-1999). One cannot deny the present a certain tendency towards the ending, to the climax finale. But what about the
In cinemas directly from #CANNES75: The Envol by Pietro Marcello
Family ties and a future to be discovered - L'Envol - Marina's review (Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) The Italian filmmaker Pietro Marcello is a real source of pride as regards contemporary Italian cinema. After the successes of Lost and Beautiful (2015) and Martin Eden (2019) here he arrives at the Croisette with his latest effort: Flight, opening film of the Directors’ Fortnight of the 75° Festival di Cannes. The story staged, therefore, is that of the young Juliette (personified by Juliette Jouan),
A star was born in a manger for the good news: PACE!
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
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