The Documentary "Dante Ferretti - Production Designer" retraces the life and the career of Dante Ferretti, the famous Italian Artist and Production Designer, who won two Academy Awards (The "Aviator" by Martin Scorsese and "Sweeny Todd" by Tim Burton) and BAFTA. Here we detail Dante's life, from the origin of his career in Macerata, to his arrival in Cinecittà and finally his i...
At the age of 14, in the early 1950s, Barillari leaves his native village Limbadi in the southern region to Calabria heading to Roma. Young Barillari reaches Italy's capital and is immediately fascinated by actors and how big the city is. His adventurous life begins. He will first take on minor jobs trying to survive but something happens when he chances on the so called 'scatt...
Sixty years of the David di Donatello awards represent a long history of successes, of famous actors and award-winning directors, of box-office hits and author films that have distinguished the history and identity of Italian cinema. A journey into Italian filmmaking creativity.
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Il lungometraggio ricorda la vita e il lavoro del produttore cinematografico Goffredo Lombardo, figlio dell'attrice Leda Gys. Contiene l'inserto scelto di sequenze di numerosi film prodotti dalla sua casa di produzione Titanus.
Oltre alla segretaria, Cesarina Marchetti, vengono intervistati i registi: Mario Monicelli, Ettore Scola, Francesco Rosi, Ermanno Olmi, Lina Wertm...
The life and career of the first and most prominent publicist in Italy: from Ben Hur to La Dolce Vita, from Sophia Loren to Luchino Visconti, Enrico Lucherini is the most important icon of Italian cinema industry golden age.
The 5 Italian Oscar winner directors tell how they are involved in the art of cinematography. They open their memories treasure to the public and make us understanding their imaginary
Carmen Piccini's delightful documentary "The Magic of Fellini" was shown recently on the Sundance channel. It was a complete surprise because of its subject, Federico Fellini, who was one of the best directors of Italy of the last century, one would think needed no explanation about what made him one of the most admired figures of the Italian cinema. Ms. Piccini explores the ma...
Starting in the 50s, miles and miles of film reels testify to Franco Cristaldi's passion and commitment to producing the best Italian and European cinema over the course of his career. Repeatedly honored with the most prestigious international awards at Cannes, Venice, and Hollywood, Cristaldi had a saying: "Every film must be a prototype."
