Italian Series on Blind Policewoman Sells in Europe Ahead of RAI Bow (EXCLUSIVE)

La Repubblica reported. In 1977, she became the first woman to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Director for the 1975 drama “Seven Beauties.” Two years ago, she accepted an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards.More to come…

After Paulo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God” debuted at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, media and attendees were buzzing about the film’s star, newcommer Filippo Scotti. The 21-year-old actor portrays Sorrentino at a crucial moment in the filmmaker’s life and has a natural charisma that had many referring to him as the “Italian Timothée Chalamet.” Speaking partially through a translator last month, Scotti appreciates the sentiment but is hoping the world takes him on his own merits.

Bosses of a radical rehab initiative modelled on a controversial Italian commune have claimed every penny of £6 million funding will be well spent.

Emilio Mayorga France’s Autour de Minuit, FKLG and Canal Plus are teaming to co-produce Théo Grosjean’s “Freaked Out” (“Flippé”), an animated series for adults whose first season was presented – and received an upbeat reception – at September’s Toulouse’s Cartoon Forum.The producers are currently in talks to greenlight a second season.The two-minute episode comedy series adapts “The World’s Most Anxious Man,” Grosjean’s autobiographical graphic novel, which revolves around a man’s everyday

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentBritish director Peter Webber (“Girl With a Pearl Earring,” “Hannibal Rising”) is attached to direct an adaptation of Italian psychological thriller “Le Parole Lo Sanno” (“You Will Find the Words”), which is being produced by Rome-based shingle Fenix Entertainment.Webber, who more recently directed ITV miniseries “Tutankhamun” and high-end Arabic historical skein “Kingdoms of Fire,” said an Oscar-nominated English-language screenwriter is on board to

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian playwright Stefano Massini’s sweeping saga of family and finance “The Lehman Trilogy,” which is a hot ticket on Broadway in a Sam Mendes-directed adaptation, is being developed as a TV series for the international market by Italy’s Fandango, the prominent shingle behind Elena Ferrante skein “The Lying Life of Adults” for Netflix.Fandango chief Domenico Procacci said he has acquired an option for TV rights to Massini’s “Lehman Trilogy,” which

Lady Gaga is opening up about her accent in House of Gucci.

The Post called it “abysmal” — but it’s hardly the worst criticism lobbed on the much-hyped film.Ruthless Twitter critics have lasered in on Jared Leto’s accent, taking potshots at the actor’s performance, which many analogized to the titular character in “Super Mario.”“Jared Leto’s accent reminded of Mario/Luigi,” scoffed one critic about the 49-year-old Oscar winner, who portrays bumbling Italian fashion mogul Paolo Gucci in the crime biopic, which also stars Lady Gaga, Al Pacino and Adam

TooFab, Meledandri said that as an Italian American himself, he understood the concerns that Pratt, who is not from an Italian background, would be voicing an Italian cartoon and video game character. And asked if the movie would lean heavily into Mario’s accent from the original games and his catch phrase, “It’s-a-me, Mario!,” Meledandri explained that while the film addresses that, it’s not how Pratt intends to voice the character.

In the wake of redefining the measurement of binge-watching on streaming, Netflix’s new top 10 film chart for the week of Nov. 8-14 lists Rawson Marshall Thurber’s $200M action feature Red Notice as the No. 1 film for the period with 148.7M hours watched since Nov. 12; easily the most watched movie ever on Netflix for a pic in its first weekend.

Lady Gaga‘s dialect coach on House of Gucci has said her accent is “more Russian” than Italian.The musician and actor plays Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s biopic about the notorious murder of Maurizio Gucci.Gaga had previously said she “spoke with an accent for nine months” to prepare for her role in the film, also saying she experienced “psychological difficulty” playing the character.“I feel bad saying this, but her accent is not exactly an Italian accent, it sounds more Russian,” her

told The Daily Beast of Gaga’s vocal impression of Patrizia Reggiani, who famously hired a hitman to murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995. De Martini auditioned for multiple roles in the film, only to be rejected as an actress, but was called back to help coach Gaga’s co-star, Salma Hayek. “What happened was this: Salma shot for one day and then asked for a dialogue coach,” De Martini told the publication.

Lady Gaga doesn’t have a ton of film work under her belt. It just so happens that her first major role, in “A Star Is Born,” earned her a ton of acclaim and even an Oscar nomination.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentTwo of the highest-profile independents on the Spanish-language movie scene, Colombia’s 64-A Films and Spain’s Latido Films, are teaming to develop, produce and distribute premium TV and platform series.Playing to their complementary expertise, Latido and 64-A will co-develop and co-produce titles, with 64-A overseeing physical production and Latido spearheading distribution.Much of 64-A and Latido’s first development slate will be presented to

hilarious antics on This Morning, and comical innuendos on Family Fortunes, while his latest series sees him, along with his family, explore the very best of southern Italy and Sardinia The show sees Gino take his wife and their three “British-born bambinos” around some of the hidden gems of his native homeland.

Italy’s trade with China, in a bid to prevent the first solo exhibit by Badiucao — the pseudonym used by the artist whose work takes aim at China's policies and human rights record.Brescia Mayor Emilio Del Bono “responded with delicacy and firmness,” said Elettra Stamboulis, curator of the exhibit at the city’s Museum of Santa Giulia.“Of course we are always a little worried, not so much for the artist’s safety, but because we know there are more creepy ways to silence dissident artists," she

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Jessica Shalvoy It may seem like the not atypical modern-day music success story: band goes viral; band gets signed; band finds mainstream success.