Venice 2009: Viggo Mortensen, Salman Rushdie, Todd Haynes
Doru Boguta, Bobby Paunescu, Monica Barladeanu of Francesca, Salman Rushdie
Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Todd Haynes
Photos: Courtesy Venice Film Festival
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by Monica Montenegro | September 13, 2009
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Tags: Bobby Paunescu, Doru Boguta, Film Festivals, Monica Barladeanu, Photos, Salman Rushdie, Todd Haynes, Venice 2009, Venice Film Festival, Viggo Mortensen
FRANCESCA Controversy: Alessandra Mussolini Called “a Whore”
Monica Birladeanu in Francesca (top); Bobby Paunescu (bottom)
Romanian-born filmmaker Bobby Paunescu’s Francesca, which premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival, may be banned from Italian screens following a legal motion by far-right lawmaker Alessandra Mussolini (right), granddaughter of dictator Benito Mussolini and niece of Sophia Loren. Reason for Mussolini’s outrage: in one scene in Francesca, she is called "a whore." (In 2007, Mussolini created a furor after stating that all Romanians living in Italy were "criminals.")
According to reports, right-wing Verona mayor Flavio Tosi has said he has also filed a criminal complaint against Francesca because in the film he is depicted in a "vulgar" manner. Tosi, who has been accused of both racism and instigating racial hatred, is [...]
by Andre Soares | September 11, 2009
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Tags: Alessanda Mussolini, Bobby Paunescu, Censorship, Francesca, Monica Birladeanu, Politics
