After a path of Christian witness, at the age of 89 years left us the French-born actor and English father Michael Lonsdale. Over sixty films in his long career that began in the 1960s. The extraordinary experience of faith of the actor known for having interpreted, in the movie Men of God, one of the monks of Tibhirine: "Believing is a gift that cannot be kept to oneself". But recently also films like The cardboard village, directed by Ermanno Olmi (2011), Gebo and the shadow, regia di Manoel de Oliveira (2012) and finally Les Premiers, the last, directed by Bouli
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Endless by young director Scott Speer: review of Marina fearful
Maldestro dramma adolescenziale che ricorda il film cult GHOST di Zucker Nelle sale italiane dal 23 September, Endless distributed by EAGLE Picture is the latest feature by young director Scott Speer. Riley (Alexandra Shipp) and Chris (Nicholas Hamilton) they're young, cute and in love. Chris has a passion for motorcycles, while Riley seems to have a keen talent for drawing. Even if the two seem apparently the polar opposite, in reality they are very close. One evening, upon returning from a party, But, young people are involved in a car accident, following which
#GENESIS 2.0 : when Man wants to replace God
Ecosystems are so compromised by the hand of Man that in the archipelago of the islands of Antarctic Siberia it is now a wild race to find the so-called "White Gold" (ed: Ivory) consisting of the Mammoth Fangs which for over 30.000 years have been preserved under the now melted ice sheet. The inhabitants of those lands on the verge of survival who in ancient times were afraid of the discovery of the remains of an animal considered sacred, they have now become the new gold diggers. In good weather, hundreds of them pour into the Antarctic archipelago
SPECIAL # VENICE77 #14 – 2/12 SEPTEMBER 2020: (DAY 11) THE PRICES
(Venice Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Marina fearful and Annamaria Stramondo- Photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) Mariangela Gualtieri with the poem March 9th Two Thousand Twenty and Diodato with the song Ora present at the closing evening of the 77. Exhibition conducted by Anna Foglietta crowning NOMADLAND the Golden Lion 2020 The closing ceremony of the 77. Venice International Film Festival, conducted by Anna Foglietta and who awarded the Golden Lion for best film and other official awards - was exceptionally opened by two artistic contributions entrusted to the poet and
SPECIAL # VENICE77 #13 – 2/12 SEPTEMBER 2020: (DAY 10)
(Venice Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Marina fearful and Annamaria Stramondo- Photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) The winners of the parallel sections announced, mentre Nomadland di Chloé Zhao mette un ipoteca sul Leone d’Oro Alle battute finali arriva il filmone. For us there was Marina Pavido who had no doubts (REVIEW). La selezione ufficiale #VE77 CONCORSO si chiude con la proiezione di NOMADLAND di CHLOÉ ZHAO/ USA - After the economic collapse of a corporate town in rural Nevada, Fern loads the bags into his van
SPECIAL # VENICE77 #12 – 2/12 SEPTEMBER 2020: (DAY 10) Nomadland by Chloé Zhao
Nomadland by Chloé Zhao, with an extraordinary FrancesMcDormnd holding up the entire feature film - Marina's review. (from Venice Marina Pavido - Photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) The McDormand, therefore, you know, who, Fern's clothes, a middle-aged woman who has been widowed for several years, who - following the closure of the factory she worked for - finds herself living inside a caravan in the remote lands of Nevada. To cross his path, a series of characters who like her have
APPEAL by BERLINALE in favor of the Iranian writer Nasrin Sotoudeh
The Berlin International Film Festival and the European Film Academy call for the writer's immediate and unconditional release, avvocato per i diritti umani e attivista È l'ultima passeggero nel film Taxi Teheran di Jafar Panahi, winner of the Golden Bear 2015, where he speaks openly about his commitment to political prisoners and conquers the public with his energetic and joyful manner. Together with director Panahi, Nasrin Sotoudeh won the Sakharov Prize 2012 of the European Parliament. It is one of the most important voices of conscience in Iran and has long been
SPECIAL # VENICE77 #11 – 2/12 SEPTEMBER 2020: (DAYS 8&9)
(Venice Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Marina fearful and Annamaria Stramondo- Photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) Emma Dante con Le sorelle Macaluso non entusiasma mentre dal Giappone si palesa un possibile Leone d’Oro Dobbiamo ringraziare Marina Pavido che ci ha dato la continuità nel raccontare questa edizione della Mostra dimezzata dalla presenza dei giornalisti, but which has proceeded with caution towards the pandemic. We are almost at the end and there are three titles chosen by Marina from the # VE77 COMPETITION. We anticipate that the first
SPECIAL # VENICE77 #10 – 2/12 SEPTEMBER 2020: (DAY 9) And tomorrow the entire World di Julia von Heinz
And tomorrow the entire World by Julia von Heinz is not convincing - Marina's review (from Venice Marina Pavido - Photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) Twenty-year-old Luisa (Mala Emde), during university, decides to join a group of activists, moving from them within a municipality and taking part, from time to time, to numerous clashes during political demonstrations under the banner of racism and intolerance. The girl, meantime, he will fall in love with the charismatic Alfa (Noah Saavedra), who, your back, it seems, instead, want to run after
SPECIAL # VENICE77 #9 – 2/12 SEPTEMBER 2020: (DAY 8) Wife of a Spy di Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Wife of a Spy deserves an Award - Marina's review (from Venice Marina Pavido - Photos are published courtesy of the Biennale) The story staged, therefore, is that of the young Satoko, wife of the merchant Yusaku, who, after a trip to Manchuria, makes the acquaintance of a mysterious woman, later barbarously - and mysteriously - killed. Everything would suggest a crime of passion, were it not for the fact that Yusako reveals to his wife that he has come to know some