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Italy’s Minerva Takes World Sales of ‘Dante’ Biopic Toplining Sergio Castellitto As Florentine Bard (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - USA - Italy - Rome
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25.08.2022

Italy’s Minerva Takes World Sales of ‘Dante’ Biopic Toplining Sergio Castellitto As Florentine Bard (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italy’s Minerva Pictures has taken international sales on veteran director Pupi Avati’s Dante Alighieri biopic “Dante” starring Sergio Castellitto as the Florentine bard. Minerva will be introducing “Dante” to buyers at the Venice Film Festival’s informal market and then at Rome’s MIA Market in October. Pic is set for release in Italy on Sept. 29 via RAI Cinema’s 01 Distribution.  Over the course of his long career, Avati has shot more than 40 films in a wide range of genres, including the cult horror pic “The House with Laughing Windows”; romancer “The Heart Is Elsewhere,” which went to Cannes; the biopic “Bix” about American trumpet player Bix Beiderbecke; psychological drama “Giovanna’s Father” with Alba Rohrwacher; and the 2019 thriller “Il Signor Diavolo,” to name a few. 

Noah Baumbach’s Next Netflix Feature Adds 18 More Cast Members, Including Greta Gerwig - theplaylist.net
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14.03.2024

Noah Baumbach’s Next Netflix Feature Adds 18 More Cast Members, Including Greta Gerwig

Fresh on the heels of Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, and Riley Keough joining its cast, Deadline has news of even more castings for Noah Baumbach‘s upcoming film for Netflix. And be prepared, there’s a lot of names here, most significantly Baumbach’s partner Greta Gerwig.

‘La Chimera’ Trailer: Alice Rohrwacher’s Latest Drama Stars Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini & More - theplaylist.net - Italy - South Korea
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06.02.2024

‘La Chimera’ Trailer: Alice Rohrwacher’s Latest Drama Stars Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini & More

South Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho once described the works of Italian film director, editor, and screenwriter Alice Rohrwacher as “a mix of magic realism and neorealism, innocent characters butting up against corrupt behemoths.” And that’s a beautiful and apt description of her work and arguably her latest film, “La Chimera.” A period romantic drama, the film centers on A group of archaeologists and the black market of historical artifacts that ties them all together.

Angelina Jolie Is Iconic Opera Singer Maria Callas in First Look at Pablo Larraín’s Next Biopic After ‘Jackie’ and ‘Spencer’ - variety.com - Paris - Greece
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09.10.2023

Angelina Jolie Is Iconic Opera Singer Maria Callas in First Look at Pablo Larraín’s Next Biopic After ‘Jackie’ and ‘Spencer’

Ellise Shafer Angelina Jolie transforms into legendary opera singer Maria Callas in the first images from Pablo Larraín’s biopic “Maria.” The “Jackie” and “Spencer” director’s latest film will “explore the life of the legendary, iconic and controversial singer, often described as the original diva,” according to its official description. “Based on true accounts, ‘Maria’ tells the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest opera singer, relived and re-imagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.” As “Maria” is an independent film with an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, production is set to take place over eight weeks in Paris, Greece, Budapest and Milan.

‘Maria’: First Look Images Revealed Of Angelina Jolie As Opera Singer Maria Callas - deadline.com - Paris - Greece
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09.10.2023

‘Maria’: First Look Images Revealed Of Angelina Jolie As Opera Singer Maria Callas

Filmmaker Pablo Larraín (Jackie) has revealed two first photos of Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in his new film that will explore the life of the legendary singer, often described as the original diva.

‘Finally Dawn’ Clip: Drama Set In Golden Age Of Rome’s Cinecittà World Premieres In Venice Competition - deadline.com - Italy - Rome - city Venice
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25.07.2023

‘Finally Dawn’ Clip: Drama Set In Golden Age Of Rome’s Cinecittà World Premieres In Venice Competition

Deadline can reveal a first clip for Italian director Saverio Costanzo’s new film Finally Dawn (Finalemente L’Alba) following the announcement on Tuesday of its world premiere in Competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival.

Alice Rohrwacher’s Cannes Title ‘La Chimera’ Sells Out Internationally For The Match Factory - deadline.com - Australia - Britain - Spain - France - New Zealand - China - USA - Italy - Ireland - South Korea - Ukraine - Thailand - Austria - Germany - Japan - Portugal - Switzerland - Denmark - county Aurora - Greece - Poland - Czech Republic - Finland - Hungary - Hong Kong - Bulgaria - Singapore - Slovakia - Taiwan - Romania
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07.06.2023

Alice Rohrwacher’s Cannes Title ‘La Chimera’ Sells Out Internationally For The Match Factory

Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher’s latest pic La Chimera has inked a series of international deals for The Match Factory following its well-received debut at last month’s Cannes Film Festival.

Alice Rohrwacher on Casting ‘The Crown’ Star Josh O’Connor as a British Archeologist Who Helps Steal Etruscan Artifacts in ‘La Chimera’ – Watch Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Britain - Brazil - Italy
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22.05.2023

Alice Rohrwacher on Casting ‘The Crown’ Star Josh O’Connor as a British Archeologist Who Helps Steal Etruscan Artifacts in ‘La Chimera’ – Watch Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Alice Rohrwacher is in the Cannes competition for the third time with “La Chimera,” in which “The Crown” star Josh O’Connor plays a young British archeologist named Arthur who gets involved in an international network of stolen Etruscan artifacts during the 1980s. For Rohrwacher, the film is connected to growing up in Umbria, once the center of the Etruscan civilization. But it’s also the final piece of a triptych on a territory that she started with her previous Cannes entries: “The Wonders” and “Happy as Lazzaro.” Three works that, as she has put it, pose a central question: “What to do with the past?”  

Alice Rohrwacher & Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Le Pupille’ Draws Inspiration From Classic Italian Cinema – Contenders Film: The Nominees - deadline.com - Italy
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18.02.2023

Alice Rohrwacher & Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Le Pupille’ Draws Inspiration From Classic Italian Cinema – Contenders Film: The Nominees

“I wanted to create a film that was out of time,” Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher says about her Oscar-nominated live action short, Disney+ Original Films’ Le Pupille. “That was classic, but also hand-made.”

TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’ - deadline.com - Britain - China - USA - Italy - Canada - Ukraine - Kenya - Portugal - Colombia - Mongolia
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17.08.2022

TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’

TIFF announced its Short Cuts section today comprised of 39 live-action narrative, documentary, and animated short films from directors repping 18 countries.

Alice Rohrwacher Unveils Short ‘Pupils’ in Cannes Produced by Alfonso Cuaron – Clip (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Italy
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27.05.2022

Alice Rohrwacher Unveils Short ‘Pupils’ in Cannes Produced by Alfonso Cuaron – Clip (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian director Alice Rohrwacher, whose “The Wonders” and “Happy as Lazzaro” both won prizes in Cannes, is back at the fest with “The Pupils,” a short film that is screening during her masterclass in the “Rendez-vous With…” section.Variety is unveiling an exclusive clip (above).Written and directed by Rohrwacher, the 37-minute short is backed by Disney and was produced by Alfonso Cuaron in tandem with her regular producer Carlo Cresto-Dina. It features a cast comprising the director’s sister and regular collaborator, Alba Rohrwacher, actor-director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi — whose latest directorial effort “Forever Young” is competing in Cannes — and also Melissa Falasconi, Carmen Pommella, Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Luciano Vergaro — aka “Catirre” — and Tatiana Lepore.

Neon Takes North America On Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘La Chimera’ – Cannes - deadline.com - Britain - France - USA - Italy - Switzerland - Indiana
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20.05.2022

Neon Takes North America On Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘La Chimera’ – Cannes

Neon has landed North American rights at Cannes to La Chimera, the tomb-robbing drama from writer-director Alice Rohrwacher that stars Josh O’Connor and Isabelle Rossellini.

Neon Buys Josh O’Connor and Isabella Rossellini’s ‘La Chimera’ - variety.com - Britain - France - USA - Italy - Switzerland
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20.05.2022

Neon Buys Josh O’Connor and Isabella Rossellini’s ‘La Chimera’

Manori Ravindran International EditorNeon has acquired the North American distribution rights to Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera,” starring Josh O’Connor and Isabella Rossellini.Written and directed by Rohrwacher, the film is set in the 1980s in the clandestine world of the tombaroli (tomb robbers) and tells the story of a young English archaeologist (O’Connor) who gets caught up in the illegal trafficking of ancient finds.The cast also includes Carol Duarte, Alba Rohrwacher and Vincenzo Nemolato. The film has wrapped phase one of production in Tarquinia and southern Tuscany and will continue in August and September in central Italy and Switzerland.The film is produced, as all of Rohrwacher’s previous films, by Carlo Cresto-Dina with his company Tempesta and long-time backers Rai Cinema, in co-production with Neon, Amka Films (Switzerland) and Ad Vitam Production (France), and in partnership with Arte France Cinema, Canal+, Ciné+, RSI/SSR SRG (Switzerland) and French distributor Ad Vitam.

Alice Rohrwacher to Present Alfonso Cuaron-Produced Short ‘Pupils’ at Cannes - variety.com - Italy
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11.05.2022

Alice Rohrwacher to Present Alfonso Cuaron-Produced Short ‘Pupils’ at Cannes

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAlice Rohrwacher, the Italian director whose “The Wonders” and “Happy as Lazzaro” both won prizes at Cannes, is returning to the festival with “The Pupils,” a short film that will screen during her masterclass in the “Rendez-vous With…” section.Penned and directed by Rohrwacher, the 37-minute short is backed by Disney and was produced by Alfonso Cuaron and Carlo Cresto-Dina. It boasts a cast that includes Alba Rohrwacher, actor-director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi — whose latest movie is competing at the festival — Melissa Falasconi, Carmen Pommella, Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Luciano Vergaro — aka “Catirre” — and Tatiana Lepore.Shot in Super 16 and in 35mm format, “The Pupils” is a facetious coming-of-age fable that follows rebellious little girls at a Catholic boarding school in the run up to Christmas in a time of scarcity and war.

‘My Brilliant Friend’ Renewed for Fourth and Final Season - variety.com - Italy
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22.03.2022

‘My Brilliant Friend’ Renewed for Fourth and Final Season

Wilson Chapman editor“My Brilliant Friend” is set to close the book on Elena and Lila’s journey. The Italian- and Neapolitan-language television series has been renewed for a fourth and final season by co-producers HBO and RAI.Based on the acclaimed “Neapolitan Novels” four-book series by Italian writer Elena Ferrante, “My Brilliant Friend” follows the coming-of-age of two best friends, Elena Greco and Lila Cerullo, who grow up in a poor Naples neighborhood in the 1950s.

Alba Rohrwacher Set to Play Elena in RAI/HBO’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’ Season 4 - variety.com - Italy - Rome
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01.03.2022

Alba Rohrwacher Set to Play Elena in RAI/HBO’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’ Season 4

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAlba Rohrwacher (“The Lost Daughter,” “The Wonders”) is set to play Elena, aka Lenù, in the fourth and final season of RAI/HBO show “My Brilliant Friend.”Just as season three of the Elena Ferrante adaptation, directed by Daniele Luchetti, kicks off in the U.S. where it debuted on Feb.

‘La Chimera’: Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini & More Join Alice Rohrwacher’s New Drama - theplaylist.net - Italy
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15.02.2022

‘La Chimera’: Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini & More Join Alice Rohrwacher’s New Drama

Over only a relatively small number of feature films, Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher has established herself as one of the most interesting working today. And it doesn’t appear that she’s going to be stopping anytime soon, as she is already in the middle of filming her latest feature, “La Chimera.” According to Variety, Alice Rohrwacher has started production on “La Chimera,” her newest feature, which will star Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini, Carole Duarte, Alba Rohrwacher, and Vincenzo Nemolato.

‘The Crown’ Star Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini Set for Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘La Chimera’ (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Britain - Brazil - Italy - Indiana - county Charles
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14.02.2022

‘The Crown’ Star Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini Set for Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘La Chimera’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEmmy-winning “The Crown” star Josh O’Connor will be the protagonist of Italian auteur Alice Rohrwacher’s next film “La Chimera,” which is set in the world of archeological looting and is currently shooting in and around Southern Tuscany.O’Connor, who in “The Crown” played the young Prince Charles, in “La Chimera” is playing a young British archeologist named Arthur who gets involved in an international network of stolen Etruscan artifacts during the 1980s.Also starring in “La Chimera,” which can be loosely translated as “The Unrealizable Dream,” are Isabella Rossellini as a retired opera singer; Brazilian actor Carole Duarte (“The Invisible Life”) who plays another non-Italian woman who intersects with Arthur; Alba Rohrwacher as an international artifacts trafficker; and Vincenzo Nemolato (“Martin Eden”) who plays one of the “tombaroli,” literally grave robbers, as artifacts thieves are known in Italy. “‘La Chimera’ is the story of a young English archaeologist who gets involved in the underground world of the ‘tombaroli,’ the nocturnal raiders of Etruscan tombs,” the director said in a statement.Rohrwacher added that the film “is the final piece of a triptych on territory that I started with ‘The Wonders’ and which poses a central question: what to do with the past?” “Is the past merely a lost world, or does it intimately concern our present?,” Rohrwacher asks.“The Wonders,” which screened in Competition in 2014 at Cannes, winning the Grand Prix, was followed in 2018 by “Happy as Lazzaro” that also launched from the Croisette where it scooped the award for best screenplay.

Mark Cousins Explores Roots of Fascist Propaganda in ‘March on Rome’ Documentary (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Brazil - Italy - India - Rome - Hungary
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09.02.2022

Mark Cousins Explores Roots of Fascist Propaganda in ‘March on Rome’ Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAward winning film director and historian Mark Cousins (“The Story of Film: A New Generation”) is at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios making a doc titled “March on Rome” that will explore the roots of fascism by analyzing films, photographs, and other documents found in Italian archives.The high-profile documentary — pegged to the centennial of the infamous late October 1922 insurrection by which Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy — will take its cue from the Fascist propaganda film “A Noi” by director Umberto Paradisi, produced in 1923 as an official Fascist party document celebrating the March on Rome.Italian writer and director Tony Saccucci (“The Duce’s Boxer”), who originated the project and did meticulous research for it, serves as a co-writer with Cousins. Saccuci cross-checked Paradisi’s film with other sources of the time to reveal details of the pic that provide a completely new take on the history of those dramatic days, according to the synopsis.

Ferdinando Cito Filomarino on John David Washington Netflix Thriller ‘Beckett’ That Will Open Locarno - variety.com - Italy - Washington
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03.08.2021

Ferdinando Cito Filomarino on John David Washington Netflix Thriller ‘Beckett’ That Will Open Locarno

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino first made a splash in Locarno in 2010 when his atmospheric short “Diarchia,” starring Louis Garrel, Riccardo Scamarcio and Alba Rohrwacher, scooped the Leopard of Tomorrow prize and went on to earn an honorable mention at Sundance. His feature debut, “Antonia,” was an intimate portrait of Italian poet Antonia Pozzi who, like the director, grew up in upper crust Milanese society.

‘Three Floors’: Nanni Moretti’s Latest Melodrama Is Misjudged & Unconvincing [Cannes Review] - theplaylist.net - Rome - Israel
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13.07.2021

‘Three Floors’: Nanni Moretti’s Latest Melodrama Is Misjudged & Unconvincing [Cannes Review]

Premiering in competition at this year’s Festival de Cannes, Nanni Moretti’s wild melodrama “Three Floors” is based on a 2017 Israeli novel called “Shalosh Qomot” from writer Eshkol Nevo and begins with an undeniably tragic event. One dark night on a quiet street of Rome, a drunk driver runs over a lady crossing the road, narrowly avoids hitting a pregnant woman, then finally crashes into a building, landing straight into a family’s living room.

Alba Rohrwacher Starrer ‘Skies of Lebanon’ Acquired by Dekanalog For U.S. Distribution (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - France - Lebanon
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30.06.2021

Alba Rohrwacher Starrer ‘Skies of Lebanon’ Acquired by Dekanalog For U.S. Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentDekanalog, a new theatrical and digital distribution company, has acquired all U.S. rights to Chloé Mazlo’s feature debut “Skies of Lebanon” with Alba Rohrwacher (“Happy as Lazarro”).

The Match Factory Boards Sales on Laura Bispuri’s ‘The Peacock’s Paradise’ (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - city Venice
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03.03.2021

The Match Factory Boards Sales on Laura Bispuri’s ‘The Peacock’s Paradise’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorLeading arthouse outfit The Match Factory is continuing its successful partnership with Laura Bispuri as it boards sales on her latest film, “The Peacock’s Paradise.” The film stars Cannes best actress winner Dominique Sanda and Venice best actress winner Alba Rohrwacher, Bispuri’s long-time collaborator.The Match Factory previously represented the director’s “Sworn Virgin,” which played in Berlinale Competition in 2015, and “Daughter of Mine,” which

Venice Film Festival To Open With Daniele Luchetti’s ‘Lacci’ - deadline.com - Italy
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24.07.2020

Venice Film Festival To Open With Daniele Luchetti’s ‘Lacci’

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorIn a first for an Italian movie in over a decade, Daniele Luchetti’s Lacci has been set to open the Venice Film Festival’s 77th edition on September 2. The drama is based on the novel by Domenico Starnone and stars Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini and Linda Cadri.

Venice Film Festival to Open With Italy’s ‘Lacci’ From Daniele Luchetti - variety.com - Italy
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24.07.2020

Venice Film Festival to Open With Italy’s ‘Lacci’ From Daniele Luchetti

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe Venice Film Festival is set to open with Daniele Luchetti’s “Lacci.”The Naples-set film, which will play out of competition, stars Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini and Linda Caridi.“Recently, we have all feared that cinema might become extinct,” said Luchetti. “Yet during the quarantine it gave us comfort, like a light gleaming in a cavern.

Alba Rohrwacher, Toni Servillo, Silvio Orlando set for Prison Drama from Italy’s Tempesta Film (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Italy
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20.07.2020

Alba Rohrwacher, Toni Servillo, Silvio Orlando set for Prison Drama from Italy’s Tempesta Film (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian A-listers Alba Rohrwacher (“Happy as Lazzaro”), Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”) and Silvio Orlando (“The Young Pope”) are set to star in a high-profile prison drama to be directed by Leonardo di Costanzo, who is best known for social-realist drama “The Intruder.”Di Costanzo crossed over from documentary to feature filmmaking first with “The Interval,” which went to Venice, and then with “The Intruder” which in 2017 made a splash in Cannes.

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