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5266 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 26/04/2024.

Faenza’s Klara aims for international audiences

Preceded by a little mystery – Laura Chiatti’s naked breast “disappeared” from the film’s poster, as per the instructions of distributor Medusa – March 27 will see the release of the latest film...  

24/03/2009 | Films | Italy

Diverso da Chi? and International coming out

While La Matassa by comic duo Ficarra and Picone continues strong at the box office (distributed on 514 screens by Medusa, last weekend it outperformed Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino with €2.6m),...  

20/03/2009 | Releases | Italy

Costa Gavras and European cinema in Lecce

A few years ago, in the small Apuglian town of Altamura, Luca decided to open up a small bakery and make his specialty, focaccias, right next to a brand new 550 square-metre McDonald’s. Slowly,...  

19/03/2009 | Festivals | Italy

Fortapàsc looks at journalist murdered by the Camorra

“Giancarlo Siani was like clean water flowing from Vomero [a wealthy Naples neighbourhood] to Torre Annunziata [one of the city’s more violent neighbourhoods], where many tried to turn it into...  

18/03/2009 | Films | Italy

RIFF discovers invisible cinema

For it’s eighth edition, RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival! has moved to the Nuovo Cinema Aquila, gaining a new cinema and one more day of programming. Held this year from March 19-27, RIFF...  

17/03/2009 | Festivals | Italy

Love and politics in Diverso da chi?

Piero (Luca Argentero), openly gay and an activist for “alternative” rights, is running as the centre-left candidate for mayor of the small northern city of Udine. The current, extremely...  

17/03/2009 | Films | Italy

Ficarra and Picone up against Public Enemy

With La Matassa (released today on 580 screens by Medusa), comic duo Ficarra and Picone confirm what their 2007 film debut Il 7 e l'8 (€7.7m at the box office) had previously proved: an Italian...  

13/03/2009 | Releases | Italy

Jean Vigo takes on Peter Cameron and Tex Willer

Following Roberto Faenza’s Il Caso dell'Infedele Klara, coming out March 27 through Medusa Film, production house Jean Vigo Italia has a new project with the director, a co-production with the US....  

12/03/2009 | Production | Italy

Castellitto looking at new Mazzantini-Cruz project

Following up Don’t Move of 2004, real-life and artistic couple Sergio Castellitto, the actor-director, and Margaret Mazzantini, the writer-actress, have announced a new film adaptation, of Venuto...  

11/03/2009 | Production | Italy

Alba looks deep within

Existential searches lie at the heart of the eight edition of the Alba International Film Festival (March 17-22), for the second consecutive year under the artistic direction of the Holden School...  

10/03/2009 | Festivals | Italy

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