AFI FEST 2009: PRECIOUS, THE WHITE RIBBON, AJAMI
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire by Lee Daniels (top); The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (middle); Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi in Vincere by Marco Bellocchio (bottom)
Among the Sunday, Nov. 1, highlights at the AFI FEST 2009 at the Chinese Theater complex in Hollywood are:
Lu Chuan’s historical drama City of Life and Death, winner of the Golden Shell for best picture at the San Sebastian Film Festival
Claude Chabrol’s psychological mystery-drama Bellamy, his first collaboration with Gérard Depardieu
Lee Daniels‘ Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire, a strong possibility for the Oscar 2010 best picture shortlist and the Sundance 2009 US Narrative Jury Prize winner
Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner and potential Oscar 2010 contender [...]
by Andre Soares | October 31, 2009
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Tags: AFI FEST, AFI FEST 2009, Ajami, Bellamy, City of Life and Death, Film Festivals, Gabourey Sidibe, Gérard Depardieu, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Lee Daniels, Los Angeles Screenings, Marco Bellocchio, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, The White Ribbon, Vincere
Chicago Film Festival Awards 2009
2009 Chicago Film Festival Awards
2009 Chicago Film Festival: Oct. 8-22, 2009
Tina Mabry’s Mississippi Damned depicts the issues faced by the children of a poor and highly dysfunctional family in rural Mississippi. Earlier this year, the film was given the top prize at Outfest in Los Angeles.
International Feature Film Competition
Gold Hugo for Best Film: MISSISSIPPI DAMNED (US)
Silver Hugo for Special Jury Award: FISH TANK (UK)
Silver Hugo for Best Director: Marco Bellocchio for VINCERE (Italy)
Silver Hugo for Best Actress: Giovanna Mezzogiorno of VINCERE (Italy)
Silver Hugo for Best Actor: Filippo Timi of VINCERE (Italy)
Gold Plaque for Best Supporting Actress: Jossie Harris Thacker in MISSISSIPPI DAMNED (US)
Gold Plaque for Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender in FISH TANK (UK) [...]
by Anna Robinson | October 27, 2009
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Tags: Chicago Film Festival, Filippo Timi, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Fish Tank, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Josie Harris Thacker, Marco Bellocchio, Michael Fassbender, Mississippi Damned, Tina Mabry
Venice 2009: Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Giovanna Mezzogiorno Photos
Giovanna Mezzogiorno at the Negli Occhi photocall at the Palazzo del Casino during the 66th Venice Film Festival. Photo: François Durand / 2009 Getty Images
Images Courtesy: Jaeger-LeCoultre
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Actors David Gozlan, William Nadylam, Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert and director Claire Denis at the White Material photocall at the Palazzo del Casino. Photo: François Durand / 2009 Getty Images
Giovanna Mezzogiorno at the Negli Occhi premiere. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto / 2009 WireImage
Elisa Sednaoui
by Monica Montenegro | September 12, 2009
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Tags: Christopher Lambert, Claire Denis, David Gozlan, Elisa Sednaoui, Film Festivals, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Isabelle Huppert, Photos, Venice 2009, Venice Film Festival, William Nadylam
Giffoni 2009: Emanuele Bosi, Laura Morante, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Claudio Santamaria
Emanuele Bosi
Laura Morante
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Claudio Santamaria
Photos: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
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by Deborah Arthur | July 27, 2009
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Tags: Claudio Santamaria, Emanuele Bosi, Film Festivals, Giffoni 2009, Giffoni Film Festival, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Laura Morante, Photos
Italian Film Critics Awards 2009
2009 Nastri d’Argento
National Union of Italian Film Journalists’ 2009 Nastri d’Argento (Silver Ribbons) nominations: May 29, 2009
2009 Nastri d’Argento winners: Taormina Film Festival, Sicily, on June 27, 2009
(”*” denotes the winner in each category)
Toni Servillo (center) as Italian prime-minister Giulio Andreotti in Paolo Sorrentino’s scathing political comedy-drama Il Divo. At the Nastri d’Argento awards ceremony, Sorrentino remarked that if he were to make Il Divo today, “and revolving around a woman, it’d certainly be about Veronica Lario.” Former actress Lario is right-wing prime-minister Silvio Berlusconi’s soon-to-be former wife, who recently filed for divorce while accusing her family-values proponent husband of being much too interested in some very young women.
Best Director
Francesca Archibugi (Questione di cuore)
Pupi Avati [...]
by Massimo David | June 27, 2009
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Tags: Ezio Greggio, Film Awards, Francesca Neri, Gianni Di Gregorio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Gran Torino, Il Divo, Paolo Sorrentino, Slumdog Millionaire, Suddenly Last Winter, Toni Servillo
Cannes 2009: Best Actress Favorites
Best Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg as a bereaved mother in Antichrist.
Penélope Cruz, Almodóvar’s diva in Broken Embraces.
Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne in Bright Star.
Katie Jarvis as an aimless teenager in Fish Tank.
Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Benito Mussolini’s ex in Vincere.
Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes
by Massimo David | May 22, 2009
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Tags: Abbie Cornish, Antichrist, Benito Mussolini, Bright Star, Broken Embraces, Cannes 2009, Cannes Film Festival, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Fish Tank, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Katie Jarvis, Penélope Cruz, Vincere
Cannes 2009: Best Screenplay Favorites
Best Screenplay
Any of those listed for best film, in addition to:
Marco Bellocchio’s Vincere (co-written by Bellocchio and Daniela Ceselli), about how Benito Mussolini mistreated his first wife (Giovanna Mezzogiorno, top photo) and son while millions of Italians thought he was just the greatest guy around.
Ken Loach’s Looking for Eric (written by Paul Laverty), about a postman who gets soccer player Eric Cantona (middle photo) to become his life coach.
Writer-director Xavier Giannoli’s In the Beginning (bottom photo), in which a con man gets a small town to build a highway.
Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes
by Massimo David | May 22, 2009
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Tags: Cannes 2009, Cannes Film Festival, Daniela Ceselli, Eric Cantona, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, In the Beginning, Ken Loach, Looking for Eric, Marco Bellocchio, Paul Laverty, Vincere, Xavier Giannoli
Italian Film Critics Awards 2005
2005 Nastri d’Argento
The Nastri d’Argento (Silver Ribbons) are presented by the Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (National Union of Italian Film Journalists) to Italian films or, at times, to Italian talent in foreign films.
2005 Nastri d’Argento winners: Auditorium di Roma on February 4, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Gianni Amelio’s The Keys to the House is the tale of a physically and mentally challenged boy (Andrea Rossi) whose estranged father (Kim Rossi Stuart, above with Charlotte Rampling) is asked to accompany him to Berlin for medical tests. Other family members hope the two can form an emotional bond that will help alleviate the boy’s condition.
Best Director
* Gianni Amelio – Le Chiavi di casa / The Keys to the [...]
by Andre Soares | February 6, 2005
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Tags: Bad Education, Film Awards, Gianni Amelio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Laura Morante, Nastri d'Argento, Raffaele Pisu, The Keys to the House, Toni Servillo
