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Cinecittà Italian Docs Review – Svegliami a Mezzanotte (Wake Me Up At Midnight)

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Svegliami a Mezzanotte (Wake Me Up At Midnight), 2022 Directed by Francesco Patierno  Written by Fuani Mariano, Francesco Patierno  SYNOPSIS:  A young woman who has recently become a mother decides to take her own life. Based on her own autobiographical writings, the film explores her own search for understanding.  A haunting and poetic non-fiction piece […]

Cinecittà Italian Docs Review – Bella Ciao

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Bella Ciao, 2022 Directed by Giulia Giapponesi. SYNOPSIS:  The story of the folk song “Bella ciao”, from its possible origins in the 19th century to its contemporary renewed popularity. The folk song ‘Bella ciao’ is for many people a call to arms against oppression. In the case of Italy, where many assume the song to […]

Italian documentaries festival coming to London’s DocHouse

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Cinecittà is bringing a weekend of powerful Italian documentaries to DocHouse at London’s Curzon Bloomsbury.  Part of the legendary film studio’s efforts to present Italian culture and cinema to international audiences, the first CINECITTÀ ITALIAN DOCS will bring three acclaimed documentaries to London’s Bertha DocHouse on 24-25 June. The three films are all UK premieres, […]

Movie Review – Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2021)

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Giving Birth to a Butterfly, 2021. Directed by Theodore Schaefer. Starring Annie Parisse, Gus Birney, Rachel Resheff, Constance Shulman, Owen Campbell, Paul Sparks. SYNOPSIS: A woman who has had her identity stolen goes on a road trip with her son’s pregnant girlfriend to find those responsible.  Theodore Schaefer’s surreal debut places a flickering light on […]

Movie Review – Inland (2022)

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Inland, 2022. Directed by Fridjhof Ryder Starring Rory Alexander, Mark Rylance, Sean Dingwall, Kathryn Hunter, Eleanor Holliday, Alexander Lincoln, Nell Williams, and Sebastian Orozco SYNOPSIS: A young man attempts to track down his missing mother.  A young man’s quest to find his missing mother is the premise for Fridtjof Ryder’s poetic debut. But if that […]

Movie Review – The Hole in the Fence (2021)

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The Hole in the Fence, 2021. Directed by Joaquin del Paso Starring Valeria Lamm Williams, Yubah Ortega, Luciano Kurti, Eric Walker, Santiago Barajas, Enrique Lascurain, Jacek Poniedzialek, Raul Vasconcelos SYNOPSIS: The schisms of modern Mexican society are laid bare as privileged students at an exclusive summer camp discover an opening that has profoundly sinister ramifications.  […]

Acclaimed mystery Inland gets a UK trailer and preview screenings ahead of June release

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The mysterious folk-horror influenced Inland has special preview screenings at VUE cinemas across the UK on Wednesday 24 May.  The feature debut from Fridtjof Ryder has garnered plenty of acclaim since featuring at last year’s London Film Festival.  Inland is a modern folktale exploring the damaged identity of a young man attempting to make sense […]

Movie Review – The Feast (2021)

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The Feast, 2021. Directed by Lee Haven Jones. Starring Nia Roberts, Annes Elwy, Julian Lewis Jones, Sion Alun Davies, Steffan Cennydd, Rhodri Meilir and Lisa Palfrey. SYNOPSIS: In a luxurious modern house in the Welsh countryside, the wealthy family of a politician play host to a mining developer and a local landowner. A young woman […]

Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet gets a trailer ahead of Berlinale premiere

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The new film from Peter Strickland (In Fabric, Berberian Sound Studio, Duke of Burgundy) premieres this week at the Berlin Film Festival and IFC Films has released a teaser trailer to offer an idea of what delights it has to offer. Flux Gourmet stars Asa Butterfield, Gwendoline Christie and Richard Bremmer, and if Strickland’s previous […]