The life of a dying young man at the short age of only forty-one after playing the lead in Il postino. He was a brilliant stage actor before becoming an astonishing film director.
In one of his last interviews, Italian cinema's last emperor retraces his poetic and familiar roots and his long successful career since its beginnings with Pasolini till the last masterpieces. The voice of the Maestro is accompanied by those of two artists and intellectuals very close to him professionally and personally, Roberto Perpignani and Mario Martone.
1965: Paris, London and Milan all move at the same fast pace, fueled by a fresh creative and rebellious impetus. Guido Crepax picks up on this energy and transfers it to a comic strip in which art, music, design, film and fashion all blend together, breaking with traditional narrative structure. The dreamy photographer Valentina becomes Crepax' alter ego: as lovely as Louise Brooks, as disturbing as one of Lucio Fontana's slashed canvases, as knowing as Bob Dylan's lyrics, and as freewheeling as Charlie Parker's compositions.
Legendary Italian writer and director talks about his career and, in particular, three films he directed: Acqua e Sapone; Maledetto il giorno che ti ho incontrato; Io, Loro e Lara, while many of his colleagues and friends wish him a happy birthday for his 68th birthday.
Hillary Clinton, Roberto Saviano, Jonathan Franzen and others weigh-in on the Elena Ferrante "craze" and what makes her work - and her mysterious persona - so uniquely captivating.
Franco scaldati - died in 2013 - was one of the most important autors of italian theatre plays, Maresco describes his role in the cultural and social field. Through his opera we can observe Italy from another point of view.
Chronicle about Lifetime Achievement Award given to the Italian director Mario Martone at the Med Film Festival in Rome. The souvenirs by the actress Iaia Forte, critic comment by Giona Nazzaro and the director Mario Martone that makes considerations about his own career.The background is Casa del Cinema that is situated in the charming gardens of Villa Borghese in Rome.
Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959; Naples) is an Italian film/theatre director and screenwriter. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His film "Troubling Love" (1995) was entered into the 48th Cannes Film Festival. His film "We Believed" (2010) competed for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. His film "Nostalgia" (2022) entered into the 75th Cannes Film Festival for the first time in 24 years. He was the stage director for Lorenzo Ferrero's opera Charlotte Corday, which was premiered at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on 21 February 1989.
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