Tag: Umberto Contarello

Parthenope | Review

The Boring & Beautiful: Sorrentino’s Tone Deaf Portrait of a Lady It’s unfortunate no one’s as likely to be infatuated with the eponymous Parthenope (pronounced...

The Vice of Hope | 2018 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

Hope to It: De Angelis Tackles Child Trafficking in Latest Neapolitan Drama Life may be bleak, but it’s also textured with fascinating possibilities in the...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #66. Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grande Bellezza

La Grande Bellezza Director: Paolo Sorrentino Writer(s): Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello Producer(s): Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Toni Servillo, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Verdone, Isabella...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...