Movies: Mario Martone

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Short film directed by Mario Martone, inspired by the work of the painter Francesco Hayez....

Legendary Italian writer and director talks about his career and, in particular, three films he directed: Acqua e Sapone; Maledetto il giorno che ti ho incontrato; Io, Loro e Lara, while many of his colleagues and friends wish him a happy birthday fo...

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"Perfidi Incanti" is made up of three short episodes. The first, "Il Viaggio" ("The Journey"), is taken from Francis Scott Fitzgerald's diaries, and shows the adventures of a writer traveling between America, Africa and Europe. The second episode, "E...

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Teatro alla Scala presents a new production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece of unrequited love, drawn from Pushkin’s novel. Acclaimed soprano Aida Garifullina stars as Tatyana, the naïve young girl who grows into a sophisticated beauty. Baritone Alexey ...

Through interviews, archive footage and quotes from books and films by Pasolini, Laura Betti, friend, actress and collaborator of Pasolini, improvises as a director, making a feature film dreaming of Pier Paolo's words immersed in everything that has...

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In one of his last interviews, Italian cinema's last emperor retraces his poetic and familiar roots and his long successful career since its beginnings with Pasolini till the last masterpieces. The voice of the Maestro is accompanied by those of two ...

From the Opera House of Rome Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini. Orchestra and Choir Of The Opera of Rome, conductor Daniele Gatti. Directed by Mario Martone....

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Impressive and dramatic found-footage documentary about the worldwide issue of emigration and immigration....

A double-bill of operas filmed by Franco Zeffirelli. 'Cavalleria Rusticana' features performances by Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, and Renato Bruson, while 'Pagliacci' again features Plácido Domingo, along with Teresa Stratas and Juan Pons. Geor...

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First segment: Chiara, an office girl, reads for an old man from books. One day a few coinciding occurrences during her reading disturb that activity. Second segment: Agroup of klezmer musicians during an intermission in one of their concerts....

Franco scaldati - died in 2013 - was one of the most important autors of italian theatre plays, Maresco describes his role in the cultural and social field. Through his opera we can observe Italy from another point of view....