I’m back from the 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival! I wanted to provide an overview of the seven Italian films I got to see, all of which were featured in the Focus on Italy program of this year’s festival:
- Croce e delizia (An Almost Ordinary Summer) by Simone Godano
- Martin Eden by Pietro Marcello
- Simple Women by Chiara Malta
- Storia di B. – La scomparsa di mia madre (The Disappearance of My Mother) by Beniamino Barrese
- Il campione (The Champion) by Leonardo D’Agostini
- Il traditore (The Traitor) by Marco Bellochio
- Sole by Carlo Sironi
These films were a great window into contemporary Italian life, and with many first-time filmmakers, represent an exciting future for what’s to come in Cinema Italiano.
Links:
- Palm Springs International Film Festival
- Interview: Beniamino Barrese (The Disappearance of My Mother)
- Interview: Leonardo D’Agostini & Antonella Lattanzi (The Champion)
- Interview: Chiara Malta (Simple Women)
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This episode features the following music excerpts:
- “Lacrima e mare” by Cyril Giroux feat. Le Metralli
- “My Type” by Saint Motel
- “Piccere” by Daniele Pace
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