There’s Still Tomorrow, 2023. Directed by Paola Cortellesi. Starring Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli, Giorgio Colangeli, and Vinicio Marchioni. SYNOPSIS: Trying to escape from the patriarchy in the Italian post-war society, Delia plots an act of rebellion against her violent husband. Italian Cinema has had its share of triumphs over the […]
Movie Review – Zeros and Ones (2021)
Zeros and Ones, 2021. Written and Directed by Abel Ferrara. Starring Ethan Hawke, Cristina Chiriac, Phil Neilson, Anna Ferrara, Salvatore Ruocco, Valerio Mastandrea, Babak Karimi, Dounia Sichov, Valeria Correale, Korlan Rachmetova, and Mahmut Sifa Erkaya. SYNOPSIS: Called to Rome to stop an imminent terrorist bombing, a soldier desperately seeks news of his imprisoned brother — […]
Movie Review – Sweet Dreams (2016)
Sweet Dreams, 2016. Directed by Marco Bellochio Starring Valerio Mastandrea, Berenice Bejo, Nicolo Cabras, Dario Del Paro, Guido Caprino and Barbara Ronchi. SYNOPSIS: Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the sudden death of his mother. Refusing to accept what’s happened, he carries his grief throughout his adolescence and into adulthood, when he becomes a journalist. […]