“My love at first sight for the cinema struck among the beauties of Varese”

by Gianluca Brambilla From the streets of Casciago to the big screen. Giacomo Campiotti, director and screenwriter, fell in love with cinema during his childhood in the Varese area. Since then, he has come a long way: from “Corsa di primavera” – his first film, set in the province of Varese – to “La sposa”, … Read more

And the opera merged with the cinema: Joan of Arc at the stake

Marion Cotillard appears in a Dantesque setting, with a groundbreaking staging and a tone that refers to the cruelty of Passolini, the nudity of Dreyer and the complexity of Bergman. The dramatic oratorio Joan of Arc at the stakethe new bet of the Teatro Real in co-production with the Frankfurt Opera, It is an opera … Read more

Tarkovsky’s Spiritual Cinema, by Joan Planellas

In the history of cinema there are films that speak directly of religious subjects, but there are others that, although apparently they do not speak, raise spiritual questions of the firstorder. Many directors have been able to penetrate this transcendent dimension of reality and of the human being with the camera. The Russian director Andréi … Read more

Mª Ángeles Almacellas will teach a course on Cinema and Spirituality in Ávila

The teacher Maria Angeles Almacellas, Director of Cinema and Education of CinemaNet in Madrid, will teach the course between December 10 and 12, 2021 “See and grow. Cinema and spirituality” at the Teresiano Sanjuanista International Center (CITeS) in Ávila. The places to participate in the course are still open, and to register it is necessary … Read more

CINEMA “Petra de San José”: And if you will also be for me?

The luminous drama Petra de San José, directed by the solid filmmaker Pablo Moreno, written by the solvent Andrés Garrigó and Pedro Delgado, managed by the veteran Goya Producciones and distributed by the successful European Dreams Factory with the support of Bosco Films promo. In essence, the film work tells the story of Ana Josefa … Read more

Festival Al Este: independent cinema returns in person and virtually

The Al Este film festival, recognized for presenting a large selection of independent films, returns with a face-to-face edition that will also have a virtual reach throughout Peru. There are 63 films that will be part of the cinephile meeting, among which “Drive my Car” (winner of the oscars 2022 for best foreign film), “Mutzenbacher” … Read more

A Castiglione, le sfide del cinema italiano e l’abbraccio tra protagonisti e pubblico

Dal 10 al 12 giugno, nella cittadina umbra sul Lago Trasimeno, la Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo della Cei, ha dato vita alla quinta edizione di un Festival nel quale attori e registi si presentano al pubblico come persone prima che artisti. Le voci di Neri Marcorè, già Papa Luciani in tv, e Aurora Ruffino di … Read more

The MUSAC Dialogue Group on Cinema programs a conference in tribute to the video

Musac, in Leon. The conference is completed with several theoretical sessions in which some of the most knowledgeable voices of his work participate. The activities will begin on Friday, June 10 at 7:00 p.m. with a talk with Rosa Llop, coordinator of the UFO archives, followed by the screening of a selection of pieces by … Read more

Latin cinema ‘leaves traces’

The Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival (LALIFF, for its acronym in English) is stomping in its 21st edition. After having adapted to the sanitary conditions imposed by COVID and adjusting its program to virtuality in 2021, this 2022 the renowned event is reunited with an audience already eager to see, in person, the work … Read more