RAI Com’s line-up at the Marché du Film – unfolding within the Cannes Film Festival (17-25 May) – includes some of the most successful names on the Italian and international film circuit, as well as young directors who are looking to make names for themselves, with films ranging from romantic comedies to horror.

Giuseppe Piccioni’s L’ombra del giorno [+lire aussi :
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Flowing [+lire aussi :
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Settembre [+lire aussi :
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Yet to arrive in cinemas, the new movie by Oscar-winner Gabriele Salvatores stars Toni Servillo and Sara Serraiocco in its cast. Helmed by Indiana Production, Il ritorno di Casanova is based on Arthur Schnitzler’s novel of the same name and tells the story of an established Italian director who refuses to accept the passing of time and decides to focus on Casanova in his final film (read our news).

The tricky world of youth football forms the setting of Salvatore Allocca’s Mancino naturale [+lire aussi :
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And even younger protagonists are placed centre stage in Bla Bla Baby [+lire aussi :
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Damiano Michieletto chooses the musical genre to tell a modernised story about Giacomo Puccini’s opera character Gianni Schicchi (Albedo Production, Genoma Films, Do Consulting & Production).

Beatrice Baldacci’s first work The Den [+lire aussi :
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And actress Michela Cescon is also taking her first steps behind the cameras, by way of the thriller Occhi blu [+lire aussi :
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Rounding off the line-up is Roberto Andò’s drama The Hidden Child [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] (Bibi Film, Agat Films & Cie/Ex Nihilo), presented out of competition in Venice 2021 and achieving notable success at the Italian box office, thanks not least to Silvio Orlando’s performance; Freaks Out [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Gabriele Mainetti (Goon Films, Lucky Red, GapBusters), another box office hit which bagged 6 trophies at the 2022 David di Donatello Awards, as well as an Audience Award at the Rotterdam IFF; and Alessandro Rak’s highly original, fascinating animated film Yaya e Lennie – The Walking Liberty [+lire aussi :
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