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San Giovanni Rotondo: “Padre Pio”, the national premiere of Abel Ferrara’s film is underway

“In the auditorium of the Sanctuary of San Giovanni Rotondo and in the Vatican the launch of the film by the New York director with Shia Labeouf” the announcement of the mayor Michele Crisetti. The event is organized by the Municipality of San Giovanni Rotondo, in collaboration with the Capuchin Friars, the Archdiocese and Interlinea … Read more

Padre Pio, Abel Ferrara’s film is not what you expect

by Saturnina Kaiser

Abel Ferrara believes in a Padre Pio artist and poet. For him it is “Like Pasolini”he tells at the Giornate degli Autori in the Venetian setting of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. The saint’s lyricism is the cause of a problematic imperfection. Father Pio is an interrupted poem, deteriorated by the courtly … Read more