Movies by Mills (April 2020)

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Editorial Volare When Vincent sees his mother kicking out the stranger who just showed up at their door, he has no doubts: that’s his father. Vincent decides to leave when he sees his stepfather blaming his mother for letting the stranger in. Vincent sneaks out and into the stranger’s car without knowing his new destination.

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If Only The narrative begins with 9-year Alma and her two older brothers Jean and Seb. Their parents divorced many years ago (a French mom and an Italian dad) before moving permanently to Canada with their mom and stepfather.

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Stolen Days A father just out of prison, wants to spend some time with his 11-year-old son. They embark on a journey to try and get to know each other – a reuniting of kinship.

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FilmFest Follower – Tribeca.

A look at the films that were selected to be screened at the festival which has now been postponed to a later date due to the outbreak of Coronavirus and the shutdown of public events

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DVDs OF THE MONTH Day for Night The Great Buster The Leopard Suite Francaise

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Interview with Riccardo Scamarcio Interview with Guido Lombardi Poster: Volare

PHOTO CREDITS: O1 Distribution: 1,4,5,6,7,32 Wildside: 8,9,10,11 Premiere: 12,13,14,15, 31

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

We would like to thank the following people for their invaluable help in providing vital material for this issue on Cinema Made in Italy: Clare Leach, Josh Glenn, Fabrice Quakinine of Premier Comms.Com

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Editioral With the world engulfed by Coronavirus and places closing every day including theatres, and people being advised to stay at home, what does that mean to the film industry and cinemas?

Film production has generally stopped, film festivals have been postponed to a later date or completely cancelled, and cinemas are closed because of the government’s clampdown on public places which would attract large gatherings of people.

Cannes Film Festival, the most prestigious Film Festival in the world, has postponed the event until the end of June or the beginning of July. It is constantly monitoring the Coronavirus situation, and dates could still change.

Tribeca Film Festival is postponed, though a date has not yet been confirmed. The screening schedule has been announced and is covered in this issue. Edinburgh Film Festival which is held in June has been completely cancelled. The festival is the longest continuously running film festival in the world.

Film Critics: Reviewing films and how Coronavirus will affect the role of the film critic. Robbie Collin, chief film critic of the Daily Telegraph states: “For the time being, I see my job as directing people towards streaming, disc based and on demand titles of all tones and genres that will help them cope at a time when their downtime optioned – and indeed down-time itself – is severely limited.

So, how will all of this affect this monthly online magazine? We will still publish online on the first Sunday of the month as usual. This current issue is devoted to CINEMA MADE IN ITALY which ran at the Cine Lumiere, South Kensington from March 4-9.

Our cover feature review is VOLARE, Directed by Gabrielle Salvatore. Starring: Claudio Santamaria, Valeria Golino. Also reviewed: IF ONLY, Directed by Ginevra Elkann. Starring: Riccardo Scamarcio, Brett Gelman, Alba Rohrwacher. STOLEN DAYS, Directed

by Gulio Lombardi. Starring: Riccardo Scamarcio, Massimo Popolizo.

Our feature of DVDs of the Month has been increased to 4 due to the fact that under the present circumstances most cinemas are closed and people being advised to work from home; the option of watching films on DVD is becoming a priority option for film lovers and consequently MbM will increase our feature of DVDs of the Month until further notice.

There are also interviews with Riccardo Scamarcio, star of IF ONLY and STOLEN DAYS. Plus, a chat with Guilo Lombardi, director of STOLEN DAYS. We like to thank our followers for their support.

ENJOY THE READ

Brian Mills Magazine Editor

Paul Ridler Magazine Designer

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VOLARE (A.K.A. All My Crazy Love) Directed by Gabrielle Salvatores Starring: Claudio Santamaria, Valeria Golino, Diego Abatantuono, Giulio Pranno One night, he gave me a song, so I knew I loved him.

- Elisa When Vincent (Giulio Pranno) sees his mother Elisa (Valeria Golino) kicking out the stranger who just showed up at their door; that’s his father. Vincent decides to leave when he sees his stepfather Mario (Diego Abatantuono) blaming Elisa for letting the stranger in.

Vincent sneaks out into the stranger’s car without knowing his destination.

The stranger is Willi played excellently by Claudio Santamaria. We see Willi singing at one of the many social events he goes to across Eastern Europe. One of the songs he sings from his mainly Italian songs repertoire is Vincent, the song that won over Elisa. Years after the birth of his son, he is finally determined to meet him, discovering that his name is Vincent…their song.

Willi abandoned Elisa when he knew that she was pregnant, but now he is back and wants to see and be with his son, but it is not surprising that he is not welcomed by Elisa or Vincent’s stepfather. When Willi realizes that Vincent has sneaked into his car, the journey for them and the narrative for the film really takes off.

It is a serendipitous journey of discovery for Willi and Vincent.

The latter is enjoying his freedom and loving new horizons, but Willi realizes that the 16-year-old travelling with him is not only his son but has a rollercoaster of emotions which results in him being difficult to adjust and often acting outlandishly.

Newcomer Giulio Pranno captures the character well and makes you feel for him.

Gabriele Salvatores directs a film which accepts abnormality as just being different and that is okay. It is based on a novel by Fulvio Ervas entitled If I Embrace You, Don’t Be Afraid. Salvatore paints a canvas of credibility, nurturing the misfits of this world and embracing them with love and understanding.

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This is a film that will delight many and maybe disappoint a few.

It is romantically heavy and if you open your heart and arms to it, you will not regret it. So, let’s go a little deeper into this quite different film that is huggable.

What makes it so different is that it is sentimental and avoids the pitfalls of political correctness in every way. If there was a film that warranted a standing ovation, then this is it.

The film is set in the 90s and offers its audience a refreshing experience to meet characters who immediately appear familiar to us and ones we would like to be with. Like its title; it’s an invitation to fly.

The cast is excellent, and it is a proud example of independent cinema at its very best. There are many improvised scenes that make us feel that we already know who these people are, and are interested in what happens to them Claudio Santamaria excels in every scene he is in. You are willing to accept him for what he is: a run around guy who regrets a lot of what he has done but even more of what he should have done. None more so that not being there for his son and now attempting to redeem himself by coming home to see his son.

Santamaria appeared in the Bond film Casino Royale, but came to his own when he got leading actor role in Jeeg Robot, a thrilling chase movie with a Tarantino touch to it. In fact it would be no surprise to see him crop up in one Quentin’s future films. You will be seeing a lot of Claudio Santamaria in months to come.

The leading actress is the well-established star Valeria Golino who plays Elisa and mother of Willi’s child.

Her filmography is an interesting and enviable CV. In 1985 she won the Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for a A Tale of Love. In Hollywood, Valeria gained a starring role opposite Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. Valeria began modelling at the age of 14.

She speaks English, French, Greek and Italian.

She was in a relationship with Riccardo Scamarcio from 2006 to 2016.

She lived in Los Angeles, California from 1988 to 2000.

One of the biggest internationally recognized Italian actresses.

She lived in the same apartment in Los Angeles with actress and friend Greta Scacchi.

Member of the jury at the 64th Berlin Film Festival in 2014 Personal Quote: Acting came to me instead of me going to acting. I always loved movies – I was a cinephile, but never thought about being an actor until Lina Wertmuller put me in my first movie.

Volare gets MbM’s maximum rating:

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Vincent (Giulio Pranno) in Volare

Willi (Claudio Santamaria) & Vincent (Giulio Pranno) in Volare

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Vincent (Giulio Pranno) in Volare

Vincent (Giulio Pranno & Willi (Claudio Santamaria) in Volare

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IF ONLY (MAGARI) Directed by Ginevra Elkann Starring: Riccardo Scamarcio, Brett Gelman, Alba Rohrwacher, Oro de Commarque, Celine Sallete They’re not only your kids, they are also mine. Do you get it or not? - Carlo CINEMATHMADE IN ITALY OPENED ITS 10 Anniversary with this delightful drama that makes you realize that nothing can compete with the magical experience of watching a truly exhilarant movie.

It tells the story of Alma (Oro de Commarque) and her two older brothers Jean (Ettore Giustiniani) and Seb (Milo Roussel) and their divorced parents: a French mother, (Celine Sallete) and an Italian father (Carlo (Riccardo Scamarcio). The children are about to spend 2 weeks with their father in Italy before moving permanently to Canada with their mom. As we move forward with the story, Ginerva Elkann, the director) moulds her characters a little bit at a time and there are lots of small and important details to discover.

The film is simplistic but the care and attention to detail is impressive. Passion thrives throughout the film and one is soon aware that If Only is a cinephiles dream to be watched again and again.

The primary location of the film is the seaside town of Sabaudia, which Ginevra Elkann, the director was familiar with and she wanted to convey her feelings about in the film that it is poetic in that in the off-season the light and colours suggest a mix of sadness, which you often sense when tourists are no longer around. So, the film is based on the director’s memory and nostalgia of the setting and then looks at the idea of family, at the fantasies we create around them.

The narrative of the film is really about imperfect adults who try their best and struggle with their lives and their feelings. They are seen through the eyes of three young siblings, with very different personalities, who each have their own manner of dealing with life.

Being a mother of three, Ginerva Elkann is amazed at ways children adapt to situations, and the different ways in which they react to external events: some adjust and adapt very well, others resist to change and go their own way. But what always seems to keep them together is their sense of belonging to each other.

By an extensive casting process, Ginerva looked for three youngish bilingual children, who would work as a team rather than as individuals. It involved them spending time together in order to become familiar with each other. Speaking the same language, having the same accent and using similar gestures was important. The adult casting followed the childrens’ one, and Ginerva stated that she was extremely pleased to have been able to work with such talented actors, as Riccardo Scamarcio, Alba Rohrwacher and Celine Sallette. The interaction between them was crucial to convey the complex relationships.

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GINEVRA ELKANN was born in London in 1979 and has lived in England, France and Brazil.

She graduated in Visual Communication from the American University of Paris and holds a master’s in film making from the London Film School.

She is the president of Asmara Films, which she founded in 2010, and of Good Films, a film production and distribution company she co-founded in 2011. Since 2011 she has been the president of the Pinocoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli picture gallery. She sits on the consultation board of Christie’s and is a member of the Acquisitions Committee and Executive Committee of Fondation Cartier in Paris.

Since 2013, she has been a member of the advisory board of UCCA IN Beijing, and the American Academy in Rome.

She was assistant director with Bernardo Bertolucci for the film Besieged (1998), and screen assistant to Anthony Minghella for the film The Talented Mr Ripley (1999).

With her production house Asmara Films, in 2009 she produced Frontier Blues, which was entered in the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival. In 2013 she produced White Shadow. The following year; Chlorine.

RICCARDO SCAMARCIO was born Trani (Puglia) and received his formal training as an actor at the Scuola Nazionale de Cinema in Rome and since then he has worked in cinema, theatre and television.

His career in cinema began in 2003 with the multi award winning film La Meglio Gioventu by Marco Tullio Giordana. Riccardo’s breakthrough in acting came in 2004 with his role in the teenage romance Tre Metri Sopra IL Cielo, directed by Luca Lucini, for which he received the Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe award for Best Upcoming Actor. Scamarcio starred in the Italia box-offfice hit Romanzo Criminale.

In 2005 he played the main character in Texas, which was screened at the Venice Film Festival. Then he played in the noted Italian director Danielle Luchetti’s Mio Fratello & Figlio Unico, as well as in Ho Voglia Di Te directed by Luis Prieto.

In 2008 Scamarcio made Colpo D’Occhio directed by Sergio Rubini. The following year he appeared in Costa-Gavras’s Eden is West as the leading actor, Michele Placido’s feature Il Grande Sogno, Renato De Maria’s Le Prima Linea and Italians by Giovannni Veronesi. In 2010 he performed in Mine Vaganti by Ferzan Ozpetek and in 2011 in Manuale D’Amore 3 by Giovanni Veronesi, with Monica Bellucci and Robert de Niro. That same year he also played Romeo in Romeo & Giulietta Valerio Binasco opposite Deniz Ozdogan – the greatest success of the year in Italian theatre.

In 2012 he appeared in Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love, Il Rosso & IL Blu by Giuseppe Piccioni, in Francesco Amato’s debut movie Cosimo E Nicole and in Rocco Papaleo’s Una Piccila Impresa Meridionale. He also took on a leading role in Gibralter by Julien Leclerq and in the British movie Effie with Emma Thompson.

He also produced for Buena Onda, Miele directed by Valeria Golino, premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2013 and La Vita Oscena by Renato De Maria in the Orizzonti competition in the Venice Film Festival 2014. He shot the Taviani’s Maraviglioso Boccaccio, Pupi Avatti’s Un Ragazzo D’Oro and Abel Ferrara’s Pasolini, which was in competition in the Venice Film Festival 2014.

He performed in the movie La Prima Luce by Vincenzo Marra, shooting between Italy and Chile, and in 2015 shot a lead role in Burnt, directed by John Wells, alongside a celebrated cast of Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Una Thurman and Daniel Bruhl.

Undoubtedly a major highlight in his career was as Sergio in Paolo Sorrentino’s masterpiece Loro.

And so, to If Only. Those who are fortunate enough to have seen this film at the opening of Cinema Made in Italy should treasure the experience.

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Benedetta (Alba Rohrwacher) in If Only

Alma (Oro De Commarque), Jean (Ettore de Ciustiniani), Sebastino (Mila Roussel), Benedetta (Alba Rohrwacher), Carlo (Riccardo Scamarcio) in If Only 10

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Alma (Oro De Commarque & Pavel (Benjamin Baroche in If Only

Jean (Ettore de Ciustiniani), Sebastino(Milo Roussel), Alma (Oro De Commarque) in If Only

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STOLEN DAYS (aka THE THIEF OF DAYS) Directed by Guido Lombardi Starring: Riccardo Scamarcio, Massimo Popolizo, Augusto Zazzaro A father just out of imprisonment of seven years attempts to redeem himself by spending some time with Salvo (Augusto Zazzaro) (his eleven-year-old son. It concentrates on the father-son relationship.

They embark on a journey from Trentino to Puglia. It is a journey where they try to get to know each other – a reuniting of kinship.

For Salvo it is a discovery, for his father it is an experience of joy and an understanding of what he has foolishly lost and fortunately regained.

The narrative of Lombardi’s film concern’s itself with the boy’s education of crime but really the young protagonist is fascinated with what he is hearing from his dad and bidding farewell to his childhood.

Salvo was raised by his uncles in North-East Italy. Strangers to each other, it takes the trip back to southern Italy for Salvo and Vincenzo to reconnect and make up for their ‘Stolen Days’. During the long journey sitting in the same car, they finally face the truth about their father-son relationship discovering what they really are for each other.

The genre that this film fits is the road movie because it is a long journey in which two people get to know each other and in which the protagonists discover their attributes, good and bad.

The emotional assets that the film provides fails to be capitalized on to its fullest degree despite fine acting from the cast. The emphasis is on the paternal character and reflects the director Guido Lombardi’s obvious influence and admiration for his real-life father. The scenes between Riccardo Scamarcio and Augusto Zazzaro are intense and totally believable and yet one feels that we want to see more of this.

Metaphorically, it is like watching a beautiful and dazzling sunset on a summer’s day and not wanting it to fade away. Lombardi seems to have visualized what he has in his heart but cannot seem to transfer all of that in the screenplay and shoot what he dreamed. It is not an uncommon experience among filmmakers to make a film that when finished and released is a mere shadow of the director’s vision.

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The good news is that Scamarcio, brilliant actor that he is, lives up to his reputation and Lombardi can be thankful for choosing him as the star of his film.

The film was shot between Trentino, Campania and Puglia.

It is an Indigo and Bronx Film production.

The Neopolitan director of the film Guido Lombardi said this about the film: “The initial idea for Stolen Days dates back ten years, and I’m glad it’s only become a film become a film now and not before, because it’s a complex story, which uses genre to talk about one of the most crucial relationships in a child’s growth, their relationship with their father.”

The film focuses on Salvo (Zazzaro) who is about five years old when his father Vincenzo (Scamarcio) disappears, taken away by two police officers. A few years later, once he is released from prison, Vincenzo returns to find his son, who has gone to live in Trentino with his uncles in the meantime. The father and son almost do not recognize each other, and the two strangers drive to the south of Italy, where Vincenzo has a mission to accomplish. The long journey will force them to confront the reality of their relationship and what they mean to each other.

“For the young Salvo, Vincenzo is a stranger,” explains Lombardi. “And while Vincenzo reconstructs his past in search of the man who framed him seven years earlier, before sending him to prison, Salvo discovers who he is and who the man who held him in his arms and asked him for a kiss really is. And as they become father and son once more, they will return to decide their own destinies.”

MASSIMO POPOLIZO (who plays Toto in the film) is a well-established actor having made 31 feature films, excluding his appearances in TV Films and Shorts. His first feature film was Un ragazzo coma tanti in 1983.

Massimo’s first made an impression on film critics with a standout performance in 1996 in Elective Affinities as Marchese. Two years later there was another acclaimed role for him playing Vittorio Shardella in

Il Divo.

For Massimo, his career really rose to a much higher level when he got the role of Alfo Bracco in one of the greatest Italian films of all-time: Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty, starring: Toni Servillo, screenplay by Umberto Contarello. The film told the story of journalist Jep Gambardella who charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city’s literary and elite social circles. But on his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep unexpectedly finds himself taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the lavish nightclubs, parties, and cafes to find Rome itself, in all its monumental glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

It was great learning curve for Massimo to be in The Great Beauty: to play a supporting role to the highly respected Toni Servillo, as well as being directed by Paolo Sorrentino.

From appearing this breathtaking classic film of Felliniesque tale of decadence and lost love, Massimo was offered more interesting roles such as the title role as Monaldo Leopardi in Leopardi, in 2014.

By 2018, Massimo’s career soared when he got to play the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini in Sono tornato. It still stands-out as an unforgettable performance of which Massimo deserves to be justly proud.

So, that brings us to back to his supporting role to Riccardo Scamarcio, which allowed the actor to play the villainous Toto, in Stolen Days. The actor took advantage of the gruesome character he played and proved that he is versatile and as an actor is capable of almost anything – he thrives on a challenge, as the aforementioned shows.

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Vincenzo (Riccardo Scamarcio) & Salvo (Augusto Zazzaro) in Stolen Days

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Bianca (Rosa Diletia) & Salvo (Augusto Zazzaro) in Stolen Days

Director: Guido Lombardo on set of Stolen Days.

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FILMFEST FOLLOWER TRIBECA APRIL 15-26

US. NARRATIVE COMPETITION Tribeca’s U.S. Narrative Competition showcases extraordinary work from breakout independent voices and distinguished filmmaking talent. These 10 world premieres will vie for the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

12 Hour Shift Directed by Brea Grant Starring: Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift alive, but her drug addiction isn’t helping her. World Premiere.

Cowboys Directed by Anna Kerrigan Starring: Steve Zahn, Jillian Bell, Sasha Knight, Ann Dowd Troy and his young transgender son Joe are on the run from his conservative mother in the Montana wilderness, with a detective in hot pursuit in this emotionally powerful narrative. World Premiere.

Fully Realized Humans Directed by Joshua Leonard Starring: Joshua Leonard, Jess Weixler, Tom Bower, Beth Grant, Michael Chieffo Parents-to-be Elliott and Jackie embark on a quest for self-actualization before the imminent birth of their first child in this strikingly honest and hilarious portrait of parents and children. World Premiere.

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The Half of It Directed by Alice Wu Starring: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Colin Chou In a modern-day Cyrano-meetsPygmalion, Ellie, a shy Chinese-American straight-A student finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. World Premiere.

Little Fish Directed by Chad Hartigan Starring: Olivia Cooke, Jack O’Connell, Raul Castillo, Soko A pandemic attacking people’s memory is spreading around the world at an alarming rate. Two young newlyweds struggle to hang onto who they are, both as individuals and as a couple.

World Premiere.

Lorelei Directed by Sabrina Doyle Starring: Pablo Schreiber, Jena Malone, Amelia Borgerding, Peter Pascoe-Sheppard Reformed ex-con Wayland returns to his hometown and reconnects with his high school girlfriend Dolores, now a single mom with dreams of Hollywood in Doyle’s fable-like tale of second chances.

World Premiere.

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Materna

No Future

Directed by David Gutnik Starring: Kate Lyn Sheil, Lindsay Burdge, Jade Eshete, Rory Culkin

Directed by Andrew Irvine & Mark Smoot Starring: Catherine Keener, Charlie Heaton, Rosa Salazar, Jackie Earle Haley

Four women whose lives are separated by race, culture and class but connected by the complexities of motherhood become inextricably bound together by an incident on the New York City subway. World Premiere.

My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To Directed by Jonathan Cuartas Starring: Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram, Owen Campbell Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Tomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction, in this moody American indie feature debut.

World Premiere.

Following the overdose of an estranged friend, recovering addict Will, still struggling with his own sobriety, returns to his hometown where he begins a troubled affair with his friend’s grieving mother.

World Premiere.

The Violent Heart

Directed by Kerem Sanga Starring: Grace Van Patten, Jovan Adepo, Lukas Haas, Mary J. Blige Fifteen years after the murder of his older sister, taciturn Daniel finds himself falling for Cassie, a vivacious high school senior in this southern gothic-inspired Romeo & Juliet story set in the American heartland.

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Over Tribeca’s 19-year history, the non-fiction film selections have exhibited work from emerging and renowned filmmakers, including future Academy Award winners. This year’s films will compete for Best Documentary Feature, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

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Father Soldier Son

Directed by Rodrigo Reyes

Directed by Catrin Einhorn & Leslye Davis

A powerful hybrid documentary which examines Cortez’s legacy almost five centuries later through the eyes of a stranded conquistador travelling through Mexico. The film is a cinematic meditation on the violence that still vibrates through society. World Premiere.

With Eduardo San Juan Brena.

Spanish with English subtitles.

This intimate documentary from the New York Times follows one American family over the course of ten years, becoming an intergenerational exploration of the meaning of sacrifice, purpose, family and American manhood.

World Premiere.

Dear Mr.Brody

Jacinta

Directed by Keith Maitland

Directed by Jessica Ernshaw

An astonishing and ultimately In 1970, eccentric hippie hopeful record of the hereditary millionaire Michael Brody, Jr. decided to give $25 million away to nature of trauma, Jacinta follows the lives of three generations of anyone who needed it, sparking a women struggling to maintain media frenzy and thousands of stability. World Premiere. letters from strangers all requesting his help.

World Premiere.

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Landfall Directed by Cecilia Aldarondo Chronicling the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, “Landfall” is a sensitive and urgent portrait of the continued fraught relationship the US and Puerto Rico, a land in mourning and resistance. In English, Spanish with English subtitles. World Premiere.

Simple as Water Directed by Megan Mylan Closely observed fragments of lives cut between Turkey, Greece, Germany, and the U.S. Each unfolding scene portrays the elemental bonds holding Syrian families pulled apart by war, searching for a new life.

World Premiere.

The Last Out Directed by Sami Khan An affecting story of raw talent, passion and naivete. The story follows three Cuban baseball players with Major League dreams who, facing difficult choices, embark on radically different paths when those dreams don’t pan out.

World Premiere.

Wake Up On Mars Directed by Dea Gjinovci

Two teenage sisters lie in a vegetative state in the small Swedish home of their Kosovar family, the cause of their mysterious malady, known as “resignation syndrome”, entwined with their personal trauma experienced as refugees.

Directed by Kristine Stolakis World Premiere.

A powerful expose on gay conversions programs.

World Premiere.

Pray Away

Socks on Fire Directed by Bob McGuire Bo McGuire returns home to rural Alabama to document the bitter property feud between his homophobic aunt and gay uncle.

Blending home videos with cinematic reenactments. World Premiere.

Wonderboy

Directed by Anissa Bonnefont French fashion house Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing allows the camera to become his confidante as he embarks on a search for his birth mother.

International Premiere.

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION The New-York based Festival breaks its geographical boundaries with the International Narrative Competition, welcoming filmmakers from abroad to join a global platform for contemporary world cinema. These films will compete for Best Narrative Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

Ainu Mosir Directed by Takeshi Fukunaga Starring: Kanto Shimokura, Debo Akibe, Emi Shimokura, Toko Miura, Lily Franky

Directed by Ruthy Pribar Starring: Alena Yiv, Shira Haas, Tamir Mulla, Gera Sandler

Asia is not your average mom. She’s free-spirited, open-minded and In an indigenous village in non-judgmental; but all that is put Northern Japan, sensitive 14-year to the test when her teenage old Kanto takes his first tentative daughter – who happens to be steps towards manhood as a debate differently abled – announces that brews among the community about a she’s ready to lose her virginity. controversial ceremony.

World Premiere.

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Contactado Directed by Marite Ugas Starring: Baldomero Caceres, Miguel Davalos, Lita Sousa, Samantha Castillo A captivating drama about an aging self-proclaimed prophet who revisits his past as a spiritual guru after an eager young follower entices him to return to preaching.

World Premiere.

The Hater Directed by Jan Komasa Starring: Maciej Musialowski, Vanessa Alexander, Maciej Stuhr, Agata Kulesza

Nobody Knows I’m Here Directed by Gasper Antillo Starring: Jorge Garcia, Millaray Paz Lobus Garcia, Luis Gnecco, Alejandro Goic Memo lives on a remote Chilean sheep farm, hiding a beautiful a beautiful singing voice from the outside world. A recluse with a glittery flair, he can’t stop dwelling on the past, but what happens when someone finally listens? World Premiere.

She Paradise Directed by Maya Cozier Starring: Onessa Nestor, Kimberly Crichton, Chelsey Rampersad, Denisia Latchman

Disgraced Law student Tomek will do what it takes to impress Gabi and her liberal family. Taking a job at a sordid PR company, he finds he When naïve teenager Sparkle joins a excels at spreading political dance crew of confident older misinformation. But at what cost? girls, she encounters an alluring International Premiere. but unsettling new world of sex and money in this snapshot of sisterhood in Trinidad and Tobago.

World Premiere.

Kokoloko

Directed by Gerardo Naraanju Starring: Alejandra Herrera, Noe Hernandez, Eduardo Mendizabal

Sublet Directed by Eytan Faox Starring: Niv Nissim, John Benjamin Hickey, Lihi Kornowski, Miki Kam

In a tropical seaside village, Marisol pursues personal freedom while navigating between the two men in her life – her lover and her In this heartwarming film, John Benjamin Hickey plays a gat travel violent cousin who is keeping her writer who trades New York for Tel captive.

Aviv, where a charming young man helps him get perspective on his long-term relationship.

World Premiere.

My Wonderful Wanda

Directed by Bettina Oberli Starring: Marthe Keller, Agnieszka Grochowska, Andre Jung, Birgit Minichmayr Wanda nurses the patriarch of the wealthy Wegmeister-Gloor family.

When an unexpected complication arises, family secrets come to light and arrangements are made to try and appease everyone in this biting family drama.

World Premiere

Tryst with Destiny Directed by Prashant Nair Starring: Ashish Vidyarthi,Suhasmi Mani Ratnam, Viineet Kumar A billionaire learns there is something that money can’t buy, a lower -caste couple attempts to build a new life, and a corrupt city cop finds himself far outside of the law in this biting triptych on class in contemporary India.

World Premiere.

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Bad Education

Inheritance

Directed by Corey Finley Starring: Hugh Jackman, Allison Jenney, Geraldine Viswanathan, Ray Romano

Directed by Vaughan Stein Starring: Lilly Collins, Simon Pegg, Connie Nielson, Chase Crawford, Patrick Warburton

In the wake of an impending embezzlement scandal, a charismatic superintendent struggles to maintain order to keep his high school district prosperous in this energetic dark comedy based on an outrageous true story. US Premiere.

A patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.

The King of Staten Island

Clean Directed by Paul Solet Starring: Jack Dylan Glazer, Fionn Whitehead, Rainn Wilson, Mena Suvari An

Directed by Judd Apatow Starring: Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow

emotional comedy about a burnout Joey’s older brother Matt convinces who must learn to let go of the past and finally grow up. him to rob a house for their sick New York Premiere. mother and security guard Hamby falls in a well chasing them. Now Hamby must match wits with the teenagers in order to get out.

Directed by Eleanor Coppola World Premiere.

Love is Love is Love

Starring: Maya Kazan, Joanne Whalley, Chris Messina, Kathy Baker, Marshall Bell

The God Committee Directed by Austin Stark Starring: Kelsey Grammar, Julia Stiles, Colman Domingo, Janeanne Garofalo When a donor heart arrives at a New York City hospital, a committee of doctors and bureaucrats must convene to decide which of three patients deserves the life-saving transplant in this critically charged medical drama.

World Premiere.

Happily Directed by BenDavid Grabinski Starring: Joel McHale, Kerry Bishe, Stephen Root, Natalie Morales, Paul Scheer A romantic-comedy-thriller about a happily married couple whose fvriends perform an intervention to put an end to their constant public displays of affection.

World premiere.

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A heartwarming triptych that explores love, infidelity and romance. World Premiere.

Love Spreads Directed by Jamie Adams Starring: Alia Shawkat, Eliza Gonzalez, Chanel Cresswell, Nick Helm, Dolly Wells Rock band Glass Heart seclude themselves in a remote cottage to find inspiration and energy for their next album. It all hinges on star Kelly, but inspiration won’t come, and tensions start to build.

World Premiere.

Monday Directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos Starring: Sebastian Stan.

Denise Gough Mikey and Chloe are two Americans living in Athens. Both are romantically unattached when they meet one hot summer Friday. Their instantaneous chemistry leads to a whirlwind weekend. World Premiere.

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My Zoe

The Stand-In

Directed by Julie Delpy Directed by Jamie Babbitt Starring: Julie Delpy, Starring: Johnny Flynn, Jena Daniel Bruhl, Gemma Arterton, Malone, Marc Maron Richard Armitage, Sophia Ally Stardust provides an intimate In this hybrid of drama and science fiction, audiences are treated to director and star Julie Delpy’s newest exploration of modern relationships – here the eternal tie of parent and child.

US Premiere.

Silk Road Directed by Tiller Russell Starring: Jason Clarke, Nick Robinson, Alexandra Shipp, Katie Aselton,

glimpse into the moments that inspired David Bowie to reinvent himself in order to truly become himself: his iconic celestial alter -ego Ziggy Stardust.

World Premiere.

The Trip to Greece Directed by Michael Winterbottom Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon

Back to their fourth cinematic travelogue, Brydon & Coogan head “Silk Road” captures the birth of out together on a Greek excursion the titular darknet marketplace through an elaborate, thrilling cat inspired by Homer’s “The Odyssey” and naturally, fueled by sharp-and-mouse game between its ambiwitted banter and the best Werner tious creator Ross Ulbricht and a Herzog impressions imaginable. disreputable, DEA agent desperate to bring down the millennial king- World Premiere. pin. World Premiere.

The Sound of Philadelphia Directed by Jeremie Guez Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Matthias Schoenaerts, Maika Monroe, Paul Schneider Raised as brothers, cousins Peter and Michael are the progeny of Irish hitmen. Thirty years later, both are caught in an endless familial cycle of revenge and destruction.

SPOTLIGHT DOCUMENTARY Documentaries Consistently Make Waves at Tribeca As Notable Filmmakers and Major Stories Are Represented in This Section Through High-Profile Premieres

Ice Cold

The Art of Political Murder

Directed by Karam Gill Featuring: Migos, Lil Yachty, Directed by Paul Taylor J Balvin, Slick Rick, Featuring: Francisco Goldman, Ben Baller, ASAP Ferg Ronalth Ochaeta, Explores one of rap music’s most Claudia Mendez Arriaza elaborate forms of personal expression…jewelry. Fans love it; haters only see superficiality. Ice Cold cuts deep into the “bling bling” obsession to examine its often-overlooked socioeconomic motivations. World Premiere.

The shocking murder of human rights activist Bishop Juan Gerardi in the aftermath of the Guatemalan Civil War sets the ground for a powerful battle between justice and corruption in this political crime thriller Executive Produced by George Clooney. World Premiere.

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Banksy Most Wanted

Kubrick by Kubrick

Directed by Aurelia Rouvier Featuring: Banksy (archive footage)

Directed by Gregory Monro Featuring: Stanley Kubrick

Banksy is a household name, but behind his name hides a multitude of stories, artworks, stunts, political statements and identities, leading to one of the art world’s biggest unanswered questions – who is Banksy?

World Premiere.

A rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick like we’ve never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of unearthed interview recordings from the master himself. World Premiere.

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

Larry Flint for President

Directed by Brent Wilson Directed by Nadia Szold Featuring: Brian Wilson, Bruce Featuring: Larry Flint Springsteen, Sir Elton John, Assembled from never seen footage Linda Perry, Jim James, Nick shot in 1983, this fascinating film Jonas, Gustavo Dudamel documents controversial Hustler The Beach Boys’ lead songwriter takes a drive around Los Angeles with Rolling Stone editor and longtime friend Jason Fine in this nonlinear cinematic memoir, as vivid and multifaceted as his music. World Premiere.

magazine publisher Larry Flint’s unlikely bid for the White House after a gunman’s bullet left him partially paralyzed.

World Premiere.

Ottolenghi and the Helmut Newton: The Cakes of Versailles Bad and the Beautiful Directed by Laura Gabbert

Directed by Gero von Boehm Featuring: Yotam Ottolenghi, Featuring: Catherine Deneuve, Dominique Ansel, Ghaya Grace Jones, Oliveira, Dinara Kasko Charlotte Rampling, Follow celebrity chef Yotam Isabella Rosselini, Ottolenghi as he assembles a Anna Wintour star-studded team of the world’s

Celebrities give their take on legendary photographer Helmut Newton’s life, art, and legacy, in this portrait of a man who was at once provocative, unconventional, subversive and genius in his depiction of women. World Premiere.

Hydration Directed by Mimi Valdes Featuring: Jay Z, Missy Elliott, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dog, Pharrell Williams Audiences are taken backstage and behind the scenes of Pharrell’s ground-breaking Something in the Water festival. World Premiere

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most on a gala Art.

innovative pastry chefs to put Versailles-themed culinary at the Metropolitan Museum of World Premiere.

Rebuilding Paradise Directed by Ron Howard Featuring: Woody Culleton, Michelle John, Carly Ingersoll, Matt Gates Ron Howard profiles several survivors of California’s deadliest wildfire who must decide whether to leave or to remain and rebuild in a town that is now on the front lines of the climate crisis.

New York Premiere.

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Ricky Powell: The Individualist Directed by Josh Swade Featuring: Ricky Powell, Natasha Lyonne, Deb Mazar, Mike D. Laurence Fishburne, Chuck D. A quintessential New York story, rising to fame as a street photographer in the 80s and 90s and touring with the Beastie Boys, capturing some of the wildest moments in popular culture.

World Premiere.

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Tough Love: The Lennox Lewis Documentary Directed by Rick Lazes & Seth Koch Featuring: Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Dr. Dre, Nelson Mandela, Emmanuel Steward Lennox Lewis’ rise from humble beginnings in the East End of London to the top of the boxing world defied odds. Using never before seen footage from Lewis’ personal archives, “Tough Love” shines a light on what makes a true champ. World Premiere.

Wojnarowicz

Directed by Chris McKim Directed by Mike Figgis Featuring: David Wojnarowicz, Featuring: Ronnie Wood, Sally Fran Lebowitz, Peter Hujar, Wood, Imelda May, Damien Kiki Smith, Richard Kern Hirst, Mick Jagger A series of intimate conversations with Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, whose extraordinary music career placed him at the forefront of the British R & B explosion to rock ‘n’ roll stardom.

North American Premiere.

A collage-like, incisive look at the life of writer, painter and thinker David Wojnarowicz, whose powerful, unapologetic way of seeing the world gave voice to queer rights at a critical time in US history. World Premiere.

Yung Lean: In My Head Stockton on My Mind Directed by Mare Levin Featuring: Mayor Michael Tubbs Follows Mayor Michael Tubbs, the youngest and who became the youngest and first African American mayor of Stockton, California.

World Premiere.

This is Paris Directed by Alexandra Haggiag Dean Featuring: Paris Hilton, Kathy Hilton, Nicky Hilton Rothchild There’s Paris Hilton and there’s “Paris Hilton”, the latter a character created by a teenage girl desperate to escape into fantasy.

Alexandra Dean’s revealing documentary offers the real Paris’ untold story.

World Premiere.

Directed by Henrik Burman Featuring: Jonathan Leandoer Hastad, Axel Tufvesson, Carl-Mikael Berlander When Swedish teen rapper finds a rabid fanbase via the internet, international superstar Yung Lean is born. But as his fame grows, darkness settles in, blurring the line between reality and his own vivid imagination. World Premiere.

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn Directed by Muta’Ali Featuring: Al Sharpton, Amir Hawkins, Diane Hawkins, Freddy Hawkins In 1989, a black youth was murdered in Brooklyn when he was misidentified as the boyfriend of a white girl. The aftermath of Yusuf Hawkins’ death exploded into a social movement, exposing racial prejudices that continue to plague us today. World Premiere.

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DVDS OF THE MONTH DAY FOR NIGHT Directed by Francois Truffaut Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Valentina Cortese The affectionate farce from Francois Truffaut about the joys and strife of moviemaking is one of his most beloved films. Truffaut himself appears as the harried director of a frivolous melodrama, the shooting of which is plagued by the whims of a neurotic actor (Jean-Pierre Leaud), an aging but still forceful Italian diva (Valentina Cortese), and a British ingenue haunted by personal scandal (Jacqueline Bisset). An irreverent paean to the prosaic craft of cinema as well as a delightful human comedy about the pitfalls of sex and romance. Day for Night is buoyed by robust performances and a sparkling score by the composer by the legendary Georges Delerue.

TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES * NEW, RESTORED 2K DIGITAL TRANSFER, SUPERVISED

BY DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY PIERRE-WILLIAM GLENN * NEW VISUAL ESSAY BY FILMMAKER KOGONADA * NEW INTERVIEWS WITH GLENN AND ASSISTANT EDITOR MARTINE BARRAQUE * NEW INTERVIEW WITH SCHOLAR DUDLEY ANDREW * DOCUMENTARY ON THE FILM FROM 2003, FEATURING FILM SCHOLAR ANNETTE INSDORF * ARCHIVAL INTERVIEWS WITH DIRECTOR FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT, EDITOR YANN DECLET, AND ACTORS JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT, NATHALIE BAYE, JACQUELINE BISSET, DANI AND BERNARD MENEZ * ARCHIVAL TELEVISION FOOTAGE ABOUT THE FILM, INCLUDING FOOTAGE OF TRUFFAUT ON THE SET * TRAILER * NEW ENGLISH SUBTITLE TRANSLATION

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DVDS OF THE MONTH THE GREAT BUSTER – A CELEBRATION Directed By Peter Bogdanovich Documentary Narrated by Peter Bogdanovich Edited by Bill Berg Director of Photography Dustin Pearlman Associate Producers Gary Rubin, Erica Stenberg, Rudolf Rodriguez, Kelly Ray Produced by Charles S. Cohen & Louise Stratten, Peter Bogdanovich, Roee Sharon The Great Buster: A Celebration celebrated the life and career of one of America’s most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians, Buster Keaton, whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary. Filled with stunningly restored archival Keaton films from the Cohen Film Collection library, The Great Buster - A Celebration is directed by Peter Bogdanovich, a filmmaker and cinema historian whose landmark writings and films on such renowned directors as John Ford and Orson Welles have become the standard by which all other studies are measured.

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DVDS OF THE MONTH THE LEOPARD Directed by Luchino Visconti Starring: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale Luchino Visconti’s masterpiece, The Leopard, is now available on DVD for the first time. Featuring the complete and uncut version of the film, with fully restored picture and sound, this stunning high definition digital transfer from the film’s original 70mm negative materials, overseen by the film’s director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno, is presented here in its original widescreen aspect ratio.

This beautifully photographed, designed and costumed, with a rousing score by Nino Rota – glitters with superb set pieces, culminating in the climatic 45-minute ballroom section where we can see and feel a society in transition. A gorgeous evocation of an era.

Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival ,1963 “A masterpiece-beautiful, intelligent, deeply moving.”

Philip French, The Observer “One of the films I live by.” Martin Scorsese

DVD EXTRAS * full feature commentary by David Forgacs and Rossana Capitano * Interview with Claudia Cardinale * Director biography * Trailer * Subtitles for the hearing-impaired

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DVDS OF THE MONTH SUITE FRANCAISE Directed By Saul Dibb Starring: Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Margot Robbie

France 1940. As Hitler’s armies take control of Paris and bring total occupation to France. Lucille (Michelle Williams) awaits news from her husband who is being held a prisoner of war.

Living with her mother-in-law (Kristin Scott Thomas) and living a stifled existence in a town struggling to cope with their terrifying German rulers.

Lucille’s life is turned upside down when a handsome and charming German officer (Matthias Schoenaerts) is posted to live with them.

Despite their hopeless situation they find drawn to each other, until the desperate realities of war threaten to destroy them.

SPECIAL FEATURES *THE CAST *THE STORY *PRODUCTION DESIGN *THE LOOK *THE BOOK

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RICCARDO SCAMARCIO LEADNG ACTOR OF “IF ONLY” SCREENED AS PART OF “CINEMA MADE IN ITALY” INTERVIEWED AT CINE LUMIERE ON THE 15TH MARCH 2020.

Riccardo’s passion for his profession as an actor.

Riccardo:

The experiences, the moments I shared, the directors, the actors, maybe something sad was happening in my life and what I was shooting would fit completely with my emotions.

I’ve been shooting the last twenty years. I’m fortyish and so it is my calling.

MbM:

Riccardo, I just love what you’ve done and the experiences you’ve had. This is the thing, working on so many films with many great directors. I must ask you about when you worked with Paolo Sorrentino. What was that like?

Riccardo:

Oh, it was wonderful! I had a wonderful experience working with Paolo. he’s the kind of director who knows what he wants. He doesn’t talk much with actors, but of course if he’s not happy, he stays there until he gets what he wants, what he’s looking for. With me, it was very easy. He didn’t say too much to me because I knew the character, suggesting things, taking things, very easy, but good when you see it’s done.

Being an actor in cinema, the director is the first person who is watching you, and acting is about energy and you feel the man who is behind the camera watching you. He gets what he is doing, and he is like an exchange, a constant exchange and then as a rebound, you use his energy to give it more.

It’s like the theatre, the same dynamic, it’s exactly the same with just one difference which is that: acting in cinema, you know whatever you do it will stay, it will remain a record, it’s recorded, it , it is there, it is memorized. So, it changed your attitude because you get to whatever you want. The next experience you can try new ways, new things. It is going to be there forever. You don’t act in an athletic way to get there. Finally, in a picture it’s a physical wrench.

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In a play you do this every day, every night and it will be different and most of all or the same unless the God of instinct comes to visit you. In theatre, this is a wonderful experience. It is the best experience as an actor.

In cinema it is just you playing your art. It can be distractive: in the heart of the character, in the most tragic theme and whatever you do stays.

It is why I love cinema and the camera is there, it’s eyes and can you imagine the details can be so powerful. You want to get there, it is different.

MbM:

What I’ve found Riccardo and I may be totally wrong, but you have a wonderful sense of humour and I’m wondering in all the genres you’ve been in and how do you feel yourself about this, because motion pictures. I always call them ‘emotion pictures’ (because they are basically about how people feel and that’s why I love cinema.)

I wonder how you feel about working with Woody Allen (To Rome With Love) and I wonder if there is one director you would like to work with?

Riccardo:

Oh, there are so many. I think that my approach to cinema is like always: friendship, love, family.

You know, let’s share this moment of life. Forgive me for one sec, I’m very democratic. Martin Scorcese is one of my favourite directors. But you know what I’m looking for is montage, a piece of life together and see where we go. Let’s have fun, let’s play. Like children, I’m a child. I can’t say that every film I’ve done is fun. No, but I like children.

Grown-up they make jokes, but jokes are made to make people laugh. It is something that you want something back, but when you play it is the serious stuff.

MbM:

It always reminds me of Benigni because he always having fun.

Riccardo:

He is a great wonderful man. Everything he did was such wonderful cinema.

Just waiting for another movie to get him back as a director.

It won’t be too long actually….soon.

MbM:

It was time to wrap.

It had been a pleasure to interview Riccardo. We said our goodbyes.

Grazie, Riccardo. For me it had been one of those ‘moments’ in life to remember.

Ciao, Riccardo.

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GUIDO LOMBARDI DIRECTOR OF “STOLEN DAYS” WHICH SCREENED AT CINEMA LUMIERE ON MARCH 5TH AS PART OF CINEMA MADE IN ITALY THE PATERNAL INFLUENCE WHICH INSPIRED GUIDO TO MAKE “STOLEN DAYS”.

GUIDO: I have always wanted to make films and that comes from my father who saw himself as a filmmaker.

So, I am doing what I wanted to do.

MbM: And here you are with your third feature which was screened at the Rome Film Festival last year. The theme dwells on the relationship between father and son which is a recurring subject in your films which is based on your own relationship?

GUIDO: I believe that films should be personal and mine are.

MbM: You invariably write and direct your movies and your first film which was a documentary, you edited it as well. How important is editing to you?

GUIDO: Important yes. On this film I have Marcello Saurino. I am with the editor and it is very important part of making the film which can be changed quite a lot in the editing stage.

MbM: You have Riccardo Scamarcio as your leading actor, and he brings so much to the film.

GUIDO: Yes, he does. I sent him the script and he liked it and wanted the part.

MbM: Looking at your filmography, it appears that you have directed and written many of your films from your first feature, the documentary Napoli 24, a segment called “Oggi Sposi”, which you also edited.

Then you wrote the screenplay and directed La-Bas: A Criminal Investigation, which was made in 2011, and two years later screenwriter and story on Take Five.

So, you obviously like to have as much control on your films as you can get?

Guido: Yes, I do. The film must have my personal stamp on it and by writing and directing the film I control what I envisioned.

MbM: Regarding your actors, how much control do you allow them over their characters? Do you allow them to improvise?

Guido: I have great respect for my actors and know that they immerse themselves in the characters they

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play and I allow them to improvise and if it benefits the scene, I will keep it in.

MbM: Most Italian films are very emotional and consequently audiences appreciate that and can relate to characters they play. Is there one actor that has inspired you?

Guido: Si, Marcello Mastroiani.

MbM: This interview with Guido was being interpreted and there were moments when we found that we were both laughing and that did not need to be interpreted.

Riccardo Scamarcio & Guido Lombardi at Cine Lumiere for the film Stolen Days

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