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Sophia Loren in a frame from the film ‘L’oro di Napoli’ by Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica's classic 'L'oro di Napoli' is pre-opening film of 81st Venice Film Fest

E. Nina Rothe June 18, 2024

The Pre-opening film will screen on Tuesday August 27th of the 81st Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, on the 50th anniversary of the death of Vittorio De Sica and the 70th anniversary of the film.

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In Film, Film Festivals Tags L'oro di Napoli, Vittorio De Sica, Napoli, Neorealism, Italian cinema, 811st Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, Sophia Loren, Alberto Barbera, Lido di Venezia, Carlo Lizzani, Storia del cinema italiano, Cinecittà, Aurelio e Luigi De Laurentiis, Filmauro Srl, 4K restauration, Martin Scorsese, My Voyage to Italy, New York, Paolo Stoppa, Silvana Mangano, Cannes Film Festival, Nastro d'argento prize, Giuseppe Marotta, Cesare Zavattini, Carlo Ponti and Dino De Laurentiis, Sora, Lazio, Marriage Italian Style, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, Bicycle Thieves, The Gold of Naples, Eduardo De Filippo, Totò
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Highest grossing Italian film of 2023 hits UK cinemas this weekend

E. Nina Rothe April 23, 2024

And no, while it does have pink lettering on the poster, it’s not ‘Barbie’. But it is female-directed and features a woman who proves an inspiration to women young and old…

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In Features, review, Film Tags There's Still Tomorrow, Paola Cortellesi, Vue distribution, Valerio Mastandrea, Furio Andreotti, Giulia Calenda, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Nastro Argento, Rome Film Festival, Vue Distribution, Testaccio, Roma, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Francesco Centorame, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Italian cinema, Uk, Ireland, film distribution, Lele Marchitelli
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Shince and Fernando in a still from ‘This Is Not Cricket’ by Jacopo de Bertoldi

Shince and Fernando in a still from ‘This Is Not Cricket’ by Jacopo de Bertoldi

Jacopo de Bertoldi's 'This Is Not Cricket': What a "little story of the ordinary everyday" can teach us of our world

E. Nina Rothe May 7, 2020

I found my love for cricket within an Italian filmmaker’s documentary that has little to do with the game and much more with humanity’s place within it. Well, the film is called ‘This Is Not Cricket’ after all, and the filmmaker is wonderfully fresh voice in documentary, Jacopo de Bertoldi. A man with whom every conversation turns into an explanation of life.

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In Film, Interview, review Tags Shince, Fernando, This Is Not Cricket, Jacopo de Bertoldi, Documentary, documentaries, Italian cinema, Italy, Rome, Cricket, Piazza Vittorio Cricket team, Gianfranco Rosi, Michael Moore, Aflamnah, HuffPost, migration, belonging, India, religion, Rome Film Festival, Alice nella città, Covid-19, ZaLab, Andrea Segre, streaming, friendship, Mir Cinematografica, Rai Cinema
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Marcello Fonte in Matteo Garrone’s ‘Dogman’, photo by Greta De Lazzaris

Marcello Fonte in Matteo Garrone’s ‘Dogman’, photo by Greta De Lazzaris

London Film Festival is all going to the Italians... Italian filmmakers that is!

E. Nina Rothe October 3, 2018

Back in February during Berlinale, at the very start of this strange yet fateful year, I watched Laura Bispoli’s ‘Daughter of Mine’ and fell back in love with Italian cinema. I was then satisfied further in Cannes, where I got to watch three more fantastic Italian films — which included Matteo Garrone’s ‘Dogman’ and Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘Happy as Lazzaro’. Then Venice rolled around and there was ‘What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?’ by Roberto Minervini and my personal, patriotic soul burst with pride.

Well, London audiences will soon be able to experience all of these titles in one place along with a selection that will include Laura Luchetti’s ‘Twin Flower’, Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ and Eduardo De Angelis’ ‘The Vice of Hope’. They are all part of the BFI’s London Film Festival Italian selection of cinematic picks from our peninsula.

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In Film, Interviews Tags BFI London Film Festival, Daughter of Mine, Figlia Mia, Alice Rohrwacher, Alba Rohrwacher, Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, Happy as Lazzaro, Lazzaro Felice, Matteo Garrone, Dogman, Marcello Fonte, Foreign Language Oscar, Adriano Tardiolo, Berlinale, Valeria Golino, Sara Casu, Luca Guadagnino, Suspiria, Eduardo De Angelis, The Vice of Hope, Italian cinema, Roberto Minervini, What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?, Osho, Bhagwan, Rajneesh, neo-sannyasins, LFF, Laura Bispuri
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From left, Angela Fontana, Blu Yoshimi Di Martino and Denise Tantucci in 'Likemeback'

From left, Angela Fontana, Blu Yoshimi Di Martino and Denise Tantucci in 'Likemeback'

Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli's 'Likemeback': the good times, the lessons, the heartaches and perils of social media

E. Nina Rothe August 23, 2018

During this year's Locarno Festival, a few of the films I watched although narrative features, felt more like documentaries. Wonderfully gratifying documentaries without judgement or a cliche point of view in sight.

One such film was Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli's 'Likemeback'. Perhaps because of the spontaneous acting by three exceptional young women -- Angela Fontana as Danila, Denise Tantucci as Carla and Blu Yoshimi Di Martino as Lavinia --  or maybe due to Guerra Seràgnoli's script and intimate way of filming this trio of friends on vacation on a sail boat, 'Likemeback' felt real.

Unforced and unequivocally cool.

In this age of #MeToo and TimesUp movements, 'Likemeback' offers a cautionary tale on the power of female sexuality and seduction and how that can be harnessed for the worst intentions. But it also places us in a front row seat on viewing the dangers of social media, when in the hands of the young and inexperienced.

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In Film, Interviews Tags Likemeback, Locarno Festival, Locarno 71, Locarno, Italian cinema, social media, Denise Tantucci, Blu Yoshimi Di Martino, Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli, Angela Fontana, Ingmar Bergman, sailboat, Rome, Ponza, Clip, Instagram
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