The film was made from the show Edipo Iperboreo (1989), directed by Ruiz. The shooting took place in Buti (Villa Medicea, Castello di Buti and the old Cinema di Cascine di Buti). The Fondazione Pontedera Teatro was able to complete production of the film in 2004.
The film was made from the show Edipo Iperboreo (1989), directed by Ruiz. The shooting took place in Buti (Villa Medicea, Castello di Buti and the old Cinema di Cascine di Buti). The Fondazione Pontedera Teatro was able to complete production of the film in 2004.
Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his celebrated career and capturing the end of an era in global fashion. However, at the heart of the film is a love story - the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti. Capturing intimate moments in the lives of two of Italy's richest and most famous men, the film lifts the curtain on the final act of a nearly 50-year reign at the top of the glamorous and fiercely competitive world of fashion. (Storyville)
ภาพยนตร์ที่เล่าเรื่องความรักในภาพยนตร์ของคนดูหนัง เป็นภาพสะท้อนสภาพสังคมในยุคสมัยหนึ่ง ที่ผ่านการบอกเล่าความทรงจำและการเปลี่ยนแปลงผ่านตัวเอกของเรื่อง โตโต้ เด็กน้อยผู้หลงใหลในภาพยนตร์ เขาใช้ชีวิตอยู่กับภาพยนตร์ เริ่มต้นจากเป็นผู้ชม จากนั้นก็ผันตัวเองมาเป็นคนฉายหนัง สักพักเขาก็ตัดสินใจเข้าสู่โลกภาพยนตร์เต็มตัวด้วยการเริ่มถ่ายภาพยนตร์ โดยแอบเก็บภาพหญิงสาวผู้เป็นที่รักผ่านแผ่นฟิล์ม และเมื่อถึงช่วงที่สำคัญของชีวิต เขากลายเป็นผู้ผลิตภาพยนตร์ที่มีชื่อเสียงในวงการภาพยนตร์ สัมผัสเรื่องราวของ โตโต้ ที่เกิดมาเพื่อภาพยนตร์ ใน Cinema Paradiso
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.
Four inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them.
In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…
Italy, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived everything: electoral battles, terrorist massacres, loss of friends, slanderous accusations; but now certain repentant mobsters implicate him in the crimes of Cosa Nostra.
Michael has big plans to show his cousin Tommy a good time aboard a luxury yacht until he discovers that the yacht he's chartered is actually an old rusted fishing boat. But when modern-day pirates chase the fishing boat, the boys are forced to jump ship, leaving them stranded on a desert island with the boat's captain, Jake Hunter.
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.
Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due to this evaluation he is degraded and must accept a salary cut.