Giffoni 2009: Winona Ryder, Filippo Vitte, Benedetta Valanzano, Luigi Lo Cascio

Winona Ryder

Nunzio Giuliano, Sara Mollaioli, Filippo Vitte

Benedetta Valanzano

Luigi Lo Cascio
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Giffoni 2009: Winona Ryder, Eva Mendes, Paolo Conticini, Gianmarco Tognazzi

Winona Ryder
“There are dark periods, in which cinema seems to be puritan, stagnant,” Ryder was quoted as saying at the Giffoni site, in what was apparently English translated into Italian and then translated back into English. “I hope that this new time, with Barack Obama – and I tell this even if I’m an immigrant couple daughter – let us to leave behind this dark atmosphere which derives from the George Bush government. Some months ago, some teachers have got the sack because of the subject they taught. But I feel that everything will change.”

Eva Mendes

Paolo Conticini

Gianmarco Tognazzi
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Cat Stevens, Winona Ryder, Seth Rogen at Hal Ashby Tribute

The Academy of Motion pictures Arts and Sciences presented "An Academy Salute to Hal Ashby," on Thursday, June 25, 2009. Pictured above are (left to right): Peter Bart of Variety, Cameron Crowe, Judd Apatow, Diablo Cody, Seth Rogen, Jon Voight, Haskell Wexler, and the former Cat Stevens, now Yusuf Islam.
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Seth Rogen

Winona Ryder, Diablo Cody

Cameron Crowe, Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens, Judd Apatow

Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens