As Italy celebrates its 150th year of unification (aka Risoregimento) this year, the Lincoln Film Society in New York chose to include this masterpiece by Alessandro Blasetti as part of their current festival: Open Roads: New Italian Cinema. I attended the screening and here are some of my impressions. Carmelo and Rosuzza his wife reunited… Continue reading Open Roads 2011: 1860 I Mille di Garibaldi (Alessandro Blasetti – 1934)
Category: Festivals
Master Class with Marco Bellocchio – Taormina Film Festival
I was looking forward to this event to be able to have unmediated impressions in real time about one of the most important directors in Italian cinema who started his career in 1965, while living in London with a remarkable masterpiece: I pugni in tasca – Fists in the Pocket. I came early to get… Continue reading Master Class with Marco Bellocchio – Taormina Film Festival
N.I.C.E. Sicilian Short Films Contest – Taormina Film Festival
Just arrived yesterday to charming Taormina, aptly named because it’s perched royally on mount Tauro overlooking mount Etna. The town is not packed as I was initially afraid of but contains a healthy dose of tourists that happily savor the holy trinity: pasta-espresso-ice cream. I decided to kick off the festival with the short films… Continue reading N.I.C.E. Sicilian Short Films Contest – Taormina Film Festival
Teleport Yourself into Taormina, Sicily
June 10-12 starts the famous Taormina Film Fest. Antonioni’s L’avventura (The Adventure – 1960) was shot there. If you have other plans for the summer, cafe Pellicola can really take you there now… Ready? To start your journey in Taormina, simply follow these instructions: TO LAUNCH: Click on icon on upper right corner of the… Continue reading Teleport Yourself into Taormina, Sicily
Sonetaula (Salvatore Mereu – 2008)
From Los Angeles Independent Festival in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles. Great excitement for this movie which is again from and about Sardinia. The fact that the director was there presenting the film and holding the discussion makes it even more interesting. Sonetaula is a book by Giuseppe Fiori that he… Continue reading Sonetaula (Salvatore Mereu – 2008)