RomeFilmFest 2006
by Andre Soares
"I wanted to support this festival and Italy. Film festivals are very good for small films like this one, the more we have the better."
That’s Nicole Kidman, referring to her "small film" Fur, which premiered at the RomeFilmFest last night.
Directed by Steven Shainberg, Fur follows a shy 1950s housewife, who, following a passionate love affair with her mentor (played by Robert Downey, Jr.) turns into an artiste. The film is based on the life of photographer Diane Arbus.
Also at the RomeFilmFest, a screening of La Battaglia di Algeri / The Battle of Algiers will be held in memory of director Gillo Pontecorvo, who died this past Thursday, Oct. 12.
On a lighter note, also on Thursday Sean Connery received a special career award. And on Saturday, Monica Bellucci could be seen both on the red carpet (see photo above) and in N (Io e Napoleone).
List of Films in the Cinema 06 Section:
Competition:
A casa nostra by Francesca Comencini - Italy
Akumu Tantei / Nightmare Detective by Tsukamoto Shinya - Japan
Bes Vakit / Times and Winds by Reha Erdem - Turkey
Cages by Olivier Masset-Depasse - Belgium, France
Chand Rooz Ba’d… / A Few Days Later… by Niki Karimi - Iran
Fu Zi / After This Our Exile by Patrick Tam - Hong Kong
Izobrajaya Zhertvy / Playing the Victim by Kirill Serebrennikov - Russia
Jardins en automne / Gardens in Autumn by Otar Iosseliani - France, Italy, Russia
L’ aria salata by Alessandro Angelini - Italy
L’ Héritage / The Legacy by Temur Babluani, Gela Babluani - Georgia, France
La strada di Levi / Primo Levi’s Journey by Davide Ferrario - Italy
Le Voyage en Arménie / Armenia by Robert Guédiguian - France
Mon Colonel / The Colonel by Laurent Herbiet - France, Belgium
Nacido y criado / Born and Bred by Pablo Trapero - Argentina, Italy, U.K.
This Is England by Shane Meadows - U.K.
Wu Qingyuan / The Go Master by Tian Zhuangzhuang - China
Out of Competition:
Efter Brylluppet / After the Wedding by Susanne Bier - Denmark
Les Ambitieux / Ambitious by Catherine Corsini - France
Offset by Didi Danquart - Germany
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