Italy
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Venice Film Festival 2024
Venice 2024 (Competition): Campo di battaglia (by Gianni Amelio) | Review
I applauded with energy when the closing credits rolled on "Campo di battaglia," touched and humbled by the gentleness that…
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Venice Film Festival 2024
Venice 2024 (Competition): Maria (by Pablo Larraín) | Review
Pablo Larraín adds another disintegrating diva to Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021) with Maria which premiered at the 81st Venice…
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Venice Film Festival 2024
Venice 2024 (Orizzonti): Nonostante (by Valerio Mastandrea) | Review
Venice Orizzonti’s opening film, "Nonostante," by renowned actor Valerio Mastandrea, premiered with a special message: always maintain an optimistic outlook…
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Melbourne International Film Festival 2024
Melbourne IFF 2024: The Damned (by Roberto Minervini) | Review
Roberto Minervini’s alternate take on war in "The Damned" is a rare sight that speaks volumes.
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Sydney Film Festival 2024
Sydney Film Festival 2024: There’s Still Tomorrow (by Paola Cortellesi) | Review
Paola Cortellesi stars in and directs the top prize winner of the Sydney Film Festival, which might just be one…
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Spotlight: Documentary
Visions du Réel 2024: Valentina and the MUOSters | Review
Director Francesca Scalisi captured a young woman's late but moving blossoming in a documentary that prompts us to reflect on…
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Berlinale 2024
Berlinale 2024: Dostoevskij (Berlinale Special) | Review
Sibling auteurs Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo deliver a gritty yet stylish masterpiece with Dostoevskij, seamlessly blending suspenseful storytelling, breathtaking cinematography,…
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Berlinale 2024
Berlinale 2024: Gloria! (Competition) | Review
An Italian singer presenting Gloria!, a pop musical at the 74th Berlinale: it has to be said, we weren't really…
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Trieste Film Festival 2024
Trieste Film Festival 2024: The Magic of Shadows
The enchanting magic of Lotte Reiniger's timeless shadow animations captivated audiences of all ages at the Trieste Film Festival 2024,…
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Venice Film Festival 2023
Venice Film Festival 2023: Priscilla by Sofia Coppola (Competition) | Review
Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla premieres at the 80th Venice Film festival, but shows the titular character as an angelic apparition devoid…
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