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Gabriele Barcaro


443 articles available in total starting from 25/06/2007. Last article published on 03/02/2011.

Christine Cristina, A (proto)feminist against the powers that be

“Sooner or later, every actor dreams of being on the other side of the camera”, explains Stefania Sandrelli, one of the icons of Italian cinema. After (almost) fifty years in film – her debut as a...  

20/10/2009 | Rome Film Festival | Out of competition/Ital

Tim Roth an unorthodox owl-angel in Skellig

Rebellious, fallen, in love: there have been quite a few unorthodox angels in cinema. To that list we can now add Skellig (played by Tim Roth), the feathered creature of the title of British...  

16/10/2009 | Rome Film Festival | Alice in the City/UK

Tanovic at war again

“The problem with you war people is that you think you’re immortal,” says Doctor Talzani (Branco Djuric) to photographer Mark Walsh (Colin Farrell, who lost weight for the role) in Bosnian...  

15/10/2009 | Rome Film Festival | Competition

50 years of documentaries at Popoli

Florence’s Festival dei Popoli (November 1-8), the world’s first documentary festival, turns 50. For the occasion, more than in previous editions even, the festival offers a programme that spans...  

13/10/2009 | Festivals | Italy

Winterbottom, an Englishman in Genova

“Making the same film over a long period of time is boring,” says Michael Winterbottom, an Englishman at ease in every part of the world – the geography of his films has ranged from Yugoslavia...  

09/10/2009 | Films | UK

Barbarossa has Lega Nord written all over it

No film by Renzo Martinelli can escape controversy, preventative or otherwise. This time, journalists have even pointed out the political colour of the operation – “Padania green”, the colour of...  

08/10/2009 | Films | Italy

Herzog splits himself in two

Director Marco Müller went against the usual rules (and was opposed by many) when he decided, for the first time “in the recent history of the Venice Film Festival,” according to the official...  

11/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Competition | Germany

Filiberti turns to Visconti in David’s Birthday

The ghost of Luchino Visconti is more present than ever this year on the Lido: this time it has nothing to do with the Hotel Des Bains (and the sumptuous rooms where the director shot Death In...  

08/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Controcampo Italiano

Denis returns to Africa for White Material

In an example of festival paradoxes, last year, Claire Denis (a regular on the Lido) came to Venice with 35 Shots of Rum, which won great acclaim as one of her most accomplished films. Many, quite...  

06/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Competition | France

Duris gives Volpi Cup-worthy performance in Persecution

Four years after Gabrielle, which earned its star Isabelle Huppert a Special Golden Lion Award, Patrice Chéreau returns to competition at Venice with Persecution. Although it doesn’t repeat the...  

05/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Competition/France

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