(Photos are published courtesy of the Tokyo International Film Festival) LA VETRINA DEI FILM IN CONCORSO AL FESTIVAL DI TOKYO E’ ATTENTA ALLE PRODUZIONI EUROPEE Nella sezione Concorso, They were selected 14 films including 1.804 headlines 115 countries and regions. Representing the two Japanese titles in this main competitive section, the director Shin ADACHI A Beloved Wife and director Macoto Tezka author Barbara Tezuka, they were greeted with cheers on stage. It was also announced the jury members of this year's international competition. The actress ZHANG
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SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #10 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: THE BEST FILMS
(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) At the end of the Roman Kermesse, which again this year is missing a qualified jury, we report our impressions of the films that impressed us by dividing the Fiction films from the No-fiction or DOC films, if you prefer in order of satisfaction. Among the fictional films in the front row we see Cedric Kahn who with FÊTE DE FAMILLE | HAPPY BIRTHDAY with a stellar cast including Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle
SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #9 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAY 10):reviews #5 by Francesca Salmeri
(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) Cristina Comencini chiude la kermesse romana con nostalgia Tornare, Cristina Comenicini, Italy, 2019, 107’, with Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Vincenzo Amato e Beatrice Grannò Un tuffo melanconico quello di Tornare, a film about the passing of time, the events and mourning that characterize it - the narrative device of the film revolves around the mourning of Alice, who lost his father and returns to the places of his childhood, Naples, the sea and the
SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #8 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAY10): THE PRICES
(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) Contrariamente alle previsioni vince SANTA SUBITO di Alessandro Piva Cominciamo dalla SELEZIONE UFFICIALE FESTA DEL CINEMA DI ROMA: L’appeal inossidabile di Catherine Deneuve in FAMILY PARTY | HAPPY BIRTHDAY di Cédric Kahn, France, 2019, 101’, nor the musical on JUDY by Rupert Goold, UK, 2019, 118’With an amazing Renée Zellweger, or the talented young actor Lucas Hedges protagonist of a tale of unease in HONEY BOY
SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #7 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAYS 8&9): Le Chicche di RFF
The gems of the Rome Festival: MEDICINE and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) In addition to films, the Rome Film Festival promotes and offers many initiatives related to the world of cinema. Let's start with the OFFICIAL SELECTION - RIFLESSI which saw Giulio Base at Gemelli in the MediCinema Room for the screening "Bar Giuseppe" The director and actor Giulio Base introduced the screening of the film "Bar Giuseppe", written and directed by him, in the MediCinema Room
SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #6 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAYS6&7):reviews #4 by Francesca Salmeri
(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) La sezione autonoma Alice nella Città conferma il suo impegno sul tema dell’adolescenza In CONCORSO ALICE Don’t forget to breathe, Martin Turk, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, 2019, 90’, with Matija Valant, Tine Ugrin e Iva Krajnc Bagola Trattare il tema dell’adolescenza e di tutte le caratteristiche emotive di una tale fase di transizione non è semplice. The business becomes even more complicated if the aspiration is to stage a story
SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #5 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAYS 4&5): reviews #3 by Francesca Salmeri
(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) The unmissable of the Rome Festival! Let's start with the OFFICIAL SELECTION with the most anticipated film The Irishman, Martin Scorsese, United States, 2019, 209’, with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino. Based on the book by Charles Brandt The Irishman. I killed Jimmy Hoffa, The Irishman is the twenty-fifth film directed by Martin Scorsese. Behind them, Casino (1995), Those good guys (1990) , Mean Streets - Sunday in the church, Monday
SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #4 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAYS 2&3): reviews #2 by Francesca Salmeri
(Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) At the weekend Scary Stories tries to scare the public! Cominciamo dalla SELEZIONE UFFICIALE Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark di André Øvredal Canada, United States, 2019, 108' Cast Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint Tratto dall’omonima serie di libri di Alvin Schwartz, Scary stories to tell in the Dark is an interesting reworking of the classic ghost story. In a period in which
SPECIALE #TOKYO IFF#32 – 28/10 – 5/11 2019 (DAY -10): Italy once again is represented by Napoli
(Photos are published courtesy of the Tokyo International Film Festival) IL FESTIVAL DI TOKYO ANCORA UNA VOLTA SCEGLIE NAPOLI A RAPPRESENTARE L’ITALIA Ancora una volta l’Italia è presente al Festival del Sol Levante di Tokyo con una pellicola partenopea. After the success of De Angelis last year awarded two awards for 2019 It will be the turn by first time director Nunzia De Stefano Nevia: Also co-starring Virginia Apicella, Pietra Montecorvino, Pietro Ragusa, Rosy Franzese, Franca Abategiovanni, Simone Borrelli, Lola Bello e la partecipazione di Gianfranco Gallo Nevia ha
SPECIAL # ROMAFILMFEST14 #3 – 17 /27 OCTOBER 2019: (DAY 1)
STARTS TODAY THE FEAST OF ROME WITH A BLACK pervaded by TONI melodramatic NORTON CLOSE TOGETHER AT THE SURPRISE WITH ETHAN COEN (Rome Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Francesca Salmeri- Photos are published courtesy of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma) The two themes of this 14th edition, Antonio Monda as he anticipated a few days ago during the presentation of the Roman festival, I am the female world and music. It must be said that both are addressed by the opening night of the opening film of the OFFICIAL SELECTION a