TORONTO – Few historical figures have received the silver screen treatment, and those few tend to be depicted ad nauseum. In part, because the film industry [especially Hollywood] loves a sure bet. But film Producers can always bet the bank on the salacious lives of history’s scofflaws, scoundrels and con artists. Enter Giacomo Casanova, an 18th century Venetian writer and “adventurer”. To date, his story has been adapted to screen almost a dozen times, from a Hungarian silent film in 1918 to Michiel Van Erp’s most recent attempt, titled A Beautiful Imperfection…
TORONTO – Poche figure storiche hanno ricevuto il trattamento del grande schermo, e quelle poche tendono ad essere rappresentate fino alla nausea. In parte, perché l’industria cinematografica (soprattutto Hollywood) ama le scommesse sicure. Ma i produttori cinematografici possono sempre scommettere sulle vite salaci dei furfanti, dei fuorilegge e dei truffatori della storia. Entra in scena Giacomo Casanova, scrittore e “avventuriero” veneziano del XVIII secolo. Ad oggi, la sua storia è stata adattata per lo schermo quasi una dozzina di volte, da un film muto ungherese del 1918 al più recente tentativo di Michiel Van Erp, intitolato Splendida imperfezione…
TORONTO – Following its screening at the Cannes Film Festival, the irrepressible Czech-Italian coproduction Caravan will finally have its theatrical release in Italy on August 7th, via Wanted. The Italian Distribution company focuses on art-house and independent projects, opting for films that might otherwise go unnoticed. And Caravan is just that: a road movie that follows the complicated journey of a mother and her disabled son across Italy.
TORONTO – The Venice Film Festival has just announced its “Critics’ Week” entries, a selection of seven films spotlighting first and second features from around the globe – including Italy. Among the seven this year, are two Italian works – a documentary titled Waking Hours by Federico Cammarata and Filippo Foscarini, and a feature film Agon by Giulio Bertelli. The bigger news for Bertelli was the announcement by Mubi (Streaming Platform) that it had acquired all Italian rights to Agon ahead of the film’s premiere.
TORONTO – Girato in quattro settimane nel 2024, Il Vangelo di Giuda di Giulio Base è in preparazione per l’uscita nelle sale cinematografiche da parte della Eagle Pictures di Milano. Il film vede la partecipazione di diversi attori di spicco come Giancarlo Giannini, Rupert Everett e Paz Vega, e adotta un approccio narrativo innovativo nella rappresentazione della vita e della morte di Giuda Iscariota…
