Veteran Stefania Sandrelli (Divorce Italian Style, The Conformist) and Valerio Mastandrea in Paolo Virzi’s The First Beautiful Thing (top); Giuseppe Tornatore’s Baaria (bottom). Here’s a belated report on the 2010 David di…
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Silvio Orlando and Alba Rohrwacher in Giovanna’s Father. Matteo Garrone’s organized crime drama Gomorrah (above, top photo), based on Roberto Saviano’s polemical book, took top honors at the 2009 David…
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German ‘Schindler’s List’ Tops Lola Awards + Bruce Lee Biopic Tops Hong Kong Film Awards Inspired by real-life events, the World War II drama John Rabe won the 2009 German…
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German Film Academy Awards 2008 German Film Academy Award nominations: March 28. Winners: Palais am Funkturm in Berlin on April 25. Lola Ceremony Photos: © Roman Babirad, Michael Tinnefeld /…
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Silvio Berlusconi attack: The Caiman with Silvio Orlando. The Caiman / Il Caimano, described by the Roman daily La Repubblica as a “dark portrait of Berlusconian Italy,” won four of the…
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Paolo Sorrentino’s mafia thriller was the surprise big winner at this year’s Italian Oscars, while a Hollywood superstar was an odd choice for the honorary award.
No particular entry dominated the Italian Film Academy’s 51st David di Donatello Awards, presented this evening at the Gran Teatro di Tor di Quinto in Rome, though Giuseppe Tornatore’s La…