Marco Bellocchio Articles

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 [...]

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 [...]