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6199 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 29/09/2026.

La ragazza del lago, between Dürrenmatt and Simenon

The first Italian film to be announced at the Venice Film Festival is La ragazza del lago by Andrea Molaioli, and is part of the programme of the International Critics’ Week (SIC). The debut by...  

23/07/2007 | Venice 2007 | Critics’ Week/Italy

Operating tax: Yes or no?

In the past few weeks four film law proposals have been submitted to Parliament, with a fifth one is on the way. All come from the majority but one, which is cross-party. The most articulate...  

20/07/2007 | Legislation | Italy

Michele Placido’s dream

Michele Placido’s latest film, entitled Il grande sogno (“The Great Dream”) and written with Angelo Pasquini and Doriana Leondef, is set to go into production soon. The first exterior shots will...  

20/07/2007 | Production | Italy

Five Europeans in theatres

While Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix continues to break the box office bank, Italian distributors are offering eight new films, including five European titles. Richard Linklater’s Fast...  

19/07/2007 | Releases | Italy

No end to exams

While Fausto Brizzi – after his box office hits Night Before Exams and Night Before Exams Today – is working on a new (still top secret) project, his co-screenwriter Marco Martani has just wrapped...  

18/07/2007 | Production | Italy

AGIS against reform

Alberto Francesconi, president of AGIS (an umbrella association within the entertainment industry), rejected the two proposed cinema reforms presented in Parliament by the Ulivo and the Communist...  

16/07/2007 | Legislation | Italy

Harry Potter sweeps up

As predicted, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the most loved film by Italian audience (as well). The film by David Yates, strong on its 837 screens, broke the box office bank to take...  

16/07/2007 | Box Office | Italy

The Naples of Carlo Lizzani

Filming a city thinking of a continent. Naples as Europe: a land of dialogue, a meeting point between cultures, an exchange of civilizations. These words by Raffaele La Capria open Napoli! Napoli!...  

16/07/2007 | Documentaries | Italy

Del Punta’s Haiti cherie in competition at Locarno

Traditionally, Italian is the most common language spoken at the Locarno Film Festival and the 60th edition (August 1-11) is not exception. Expectations were already high with Saverio Costanzo...  

13/07/2007 | Festivals | Italy

Jacques Rivette side by side with Harry Potter

They share a common running time (137 minutes) and literary origins, even if one is a descendent of Honoré de Balzac and the other J.K. Rowling. They are Don’t Touch the Axe by Jacques Rivette and...  

13/07/2007 | Releases | Italy

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