Italy’s Taormina Movie Pageant can pay homage to its Sicilian setting by celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of Giuseppe Tornatore’s steamy interval drama “Malena” that launched Monica Bellucci‘s worldwide profession.
The storied occasion, now headed as soon as once more by advertising guru Tiziana Rocca, will host a screening of a restored copy of the movie a couple of 13-year-old boy’s obsession with a small-town siren in World Warfare II Sicily that turns into the unhappy odyssey of a lady punished for her magnificence, and is that includes a nonetheless of Bellucci in “Malena” on its poster.
“On the twenty fifth anniversary of the discharge of Malena, we’re completely satisfied and proud to dedicate this yr’s Taormina Movie Pageant poster to probably the most iconic movies in up to date Italian cinema,” mentioned Rocca in an announcement, including that “Malena” “has left an indelible mark on the collective creativeness, portraying with extraordinary delicacy and poetry the story of a lady, her attract, and her solitude.”
Underneath Rocca’s new mandate the fest will probably be divided into three sections: worldwide function movie competitors, an out-of-competition part, and particular occasions.
Characteristic movies accomplished after Oct. 1, 2024, and introduced completely as an Italian premiere are eligible for the competitors choice. A world jury will award the next prizes: finest movie, finest actress, and finest actor.
Held for the reason that mid-Nineteen Fifties within the Sicilian resort recognized to U.S. audiences as the placement of “The White Lotus” Season 2, the summer time fest boasts an 8,000-seat open-air historic Greek amphitheater within the shadow of Sicily’s lively Mt. Etna volcano. Visitors have included Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Steven Spielberg, Federico Fellini, Pedro Almodovar and Tom Cruise.
The 71st version of the Taormina Movie Pageant will run June 10-14
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