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Vittoria Scarpa


1909 articles available in total starting from 01/03/2007. Last article published on 04/06/2025.

Series review: Citadel: Diana

Series review: Citadel: Diana

The Italian series born in the Citadel world is a moving, character-driven spy story, starring a surprising Matilda De Angelis  

09/10/2024 | Series | Reviews | Italy

The British Irish Film Fest makes its return to Turin

The British Irish Film Fest makes its return to Turin

Offering up a selection of the most recent British and Irish productions acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, the event is unspooling 18 - 20 October  

02/10/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

Léa Todorov  • Director of Maria Montessori

Interview: Léa Todorov • Director of Maria Montessori

“In Maria’s life, there’s nothing more tragic than being separated from her son”

The French director talks about her film, which focuses on the legendary Italian pedagogue in the early years of her career, when her famous method was still in the fledgling stages  

26/09/2024 | France/Italy

Marco Bellocchio shooting the Portobello series exploring the Enzo Tortora affair

Marco Bellocchio shooting the Portobello series exploring the Enzo Tortora affair

Filming has kicked off on the series about the famous TV presenter unfairly accused of Camorra involvement, toplined by Fabrizio Gifuni  

26/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy/France

Alice nella Città unveils the line-up for its 22nd edition

Alice nella Città unveils the line-up for its 22nd edition

Rome Film Fest’s autonomous parallel section dedicated to young people will unspool between 16 and 27 October, showcasing world premieres, directorial debuts and original movies  

24/09/2024 | Rome 2024

One hundred titles from 48 countries and a flurry of world premieres will form of the focus of this year’s Rome Film Fest

One hundred titles from 48 countries and a flurry of world premieres will form of the focus of this year’s Rome Film Fest

Directed by Paola Malanga for the third year running, the Roman festival will celebrate its 19th edition between 16 and 27 October  

23/09/2024 | Rome 2024

Isabella Torre • Director of Basileia

Interview: Isabella Torre • Director of Basileia

"It was Aspromonte that inspired me: it is much more than a refuge of Mafia activity, which is what people usually know it for"

VENICE 2024: In the Italian director's feature debut, an archaeologist is searching for treasure in the rugged natural surroundings of the Calabrian mountain massif  

12/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Giornate degli Autori

Francesca Pirani • Director of Vakhim

Interview: Francesca Pirani • Director of Vakhim

"I don't reveal the events in advance; the viewer is by my side, as if it were all happening at that very moment"

VENEZIA 2024: The Italian director talks about her highly personal documentary, which follows the journey of a four-year-old boy who was adopted in Cambodia and arrived in Italy  

12/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Giornate degli Autori

Quay Brothers • Directors of Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

Interview: Quay Brothers • Directors of Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

"Schulz was a gift for the Polish language, because of his richness and the metaphors he used"

VENICE 2024: The US directorial duo talk about their exploration of the themes dealt with in the mythopeic writings of great Polish author Bruno Schulz  

12/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Giornate degli Autori

Mladen Kovačević • Director of Possibility of Paradise

Interview: Mladen Kovačević • Director of Possibility of Paradise

"There is a very loose connection to Dante in this film, to the Divine Comedy, which for me is the story of an existential crisis"

VENICE 2024: The Serbian director paints the portrait of a diverse array of people in search of happiness on an idyllic island  

11/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Giornate degli Autori

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