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Italian Film Festival · 2009

Italian Film Festival 2009

Documentaries

Traditionally something of a neglected area in Italian cinema, factual filmmaking has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years. These are the pick of the bunch.

Programme

4 films · 2 reviews

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Citta Aperta

Archival look at Rome in the post-Second World War period.

(Country: Italy; Year: 2008; Director: Gianni Borgna)

Mother Earth (Terra Madre)

Review preview for Mother Earth

There are some good ideas here, and bursts of insight into strategies that really do seem to be working.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
An examation of the "slow food" movement and the rise of organic farming.

(Country: Italy; Year: 2008; Director: Ermanno Olmi)

Pinuccio Lovero: A Midsummer Death's Dream

Review preview for Pinuccio Lovero: A Midsummer Death's Dream

A charming portrait of this complex man, this film is also a hymn to rural Italy and to a way of life that has remained largely unchanged for centuries.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
The story of a cemetery attendant whose good luck is bad for business.

(Country: Italy; Year: 2008; Director: Pippo Mezzapesa; Stars: Pinuccio Lovero)

Valentino: The Last Emperor

Following the style guru between his 70th birthday and his final couture show.

(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Matt Tyrnauer; Stars: Giorgio Armani, Jeannie Becker, Alessandra Facchinetti, Tom Ford, Giancarlo Giammetti, Karl Lagerfeld, Matteo Marzotto, Gwyneth Paltrow, Claudia Schiffer, André Leon Talley)