Italian films span comedy, period and animation genres
Come tu mi vuoi [+see also:
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Capotondi also appears in Roberto Faenza’s The Viceroys [+see also:
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The third Italian title of the week is 2D-animated film Bentornato Pinocchio by Orlando Corradi. Inspired by the characters of Carlo Collodi, it was produced by Mondo TV and is distributed by Moviemax on a 43-print run.
Two of the most highly awaited arthouse titles from Cannes and Venice also make it to Italy this week. Kenneth Branagh’s Venice title Sleuth [+see also:
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Picking up a Best Screenplay award on the Croisette, Fatih Akin's The Edge of Heaven [+see also:
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film profile] is the latest offering by a director dedicated to the themes of identity and a dialogue between cultures. Which is why it is a shame that the complexity of a story set between Istanbul and Brema and shot in three languages (Turkish, German and English) is ruined by the dubbing. The version released by BIM, on 47 screens, does away with its multi-lingualism and, dubbed across the board into Italian, the film’s cosmopolitan spirit as well.
(Translated from Italian)
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