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15 articles available in total starting from 23/09/2024. Last article published on 21/11/2024.

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Review: Reading Lolita in Tehran

Review: Reading Lolita in Tehran

Israeli director Eran Riklis’ film about the female condition in Iran is certainly topical, but it doesn’t convey the repressive insanity of religious and patriarchal dogmas  

21/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Competition

Review: Ciao bambino

Review: Ciao bambino

Edgardo Pistone’s debut film is a thrilling dark tale which speaks of love and desperation in Naples’ criminal underworld  

21/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | First Feature Competition

Review: The Best Reward

Review: The Best Reward

Italian director Federico Ferrone directs his first solo work, telling a solid story set in northern Italy about radicalisation  

13/11/2024 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Review: The Boy with Pink Pants

Review: The Boy with Pink Pants

Directed by Margherita Ferri, this true story about the first teenage suicide caused by cyber-bullying in Italy is rich in nuance and reminds us how present this danger still is  

29/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Bound in Heaven crowned best film at the 19th Rome Film Fest

Bound in Heaven crowned best film at the 19th Rome Film Fest

The first prize goes to Chinese director Huo Xin, while Night Call, Reading Lolita in Tehran and Bring Them Down are also awarded; Bird triumphs at Alice nella città  

28/10/2024 | Rome 2024 | Awards

Review: Hey Joe

Review: Hey Joe

James Franco stars in Claudio Giovannesi's drama set in 1971 Naples, which offers beautiful lyrical moments but characters that aren’t studied in depth  

25/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Review: The Opera!

Review: The Opera!

The melodrama of opera, the surrealism of digital effects and the boldness of fashion meet in Davide Livermore and Paolo Gep Cucco’s retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice  

25/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Review: The Return

Review: The Return

Uberto Pasolini brings Homer’s Odyssey to the big screen as the story of a family separated by war who reunites after many years apart  

24/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Series review: This Is Not Hollywood

Series review: This Is Not Hollywood

Pippo Mezzapesa’s miniseries about the murder of Sarah Scazzi is an example of how a horrible true crime story can be told without morbidity and by delving into the psychology of the characters  

24/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Review: Eternal Visionary

Review: Eternal Visionary

Michele Placido’s biopic of Luigi Pirandello navigates the blurred lines between personal memory and artistic creation  

24/10/2024 | Rome 2024

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