Monica Nappo Discusses her Favourite Heavy Metal Band @ ICFF
Monica Nappo,one of the stars of W ZAPPATORE, discusses her favourite heavy metal band & the film director’s influences with Allan Tong at the ICFF Opening Night Party.…
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Allan Tong interviews Monica Nappo at ICFF Opening Night Party
Allan Tong interviews Monica Nappo one of the stars of W ZAPPATORE at ICFF Opening Night Party.…
Capsule Review: W Zappatore
by allan tong for FILMbutton What happens when a 33-year-old guitarist in a Satanic heavy metal band discovers a stigmata on the side of his rib cage? That’s the question that haunts this superb comedy. Not a black comedy, but…
Capsule Review: Siberian Education (Educazione Siberiana)
by allan tong for FILMbutton There’s a kind of mafiya in remote Siberia, where the gangsters consider themselves honest, because they live by a code that defies both the police and the ruling Communists, but protects women, children and the…
Capsule Review: Fiabeschi Comes Home (Fiabeschi Torna a Casa)
by allan tong for FILMbutton Enrico Fiabeschi lost his girlfriend, has no job and left university without collecting a degree. His friends went their own ways and he has nothing in his pocket. Feeling alienated in Bologna, he returns to…
Capsule Review: Welcome Presidente! (Benvenuto Presidente!)
by allan tong for FILMbutton Italy is a mess and everybody blames the politicians. It’s so bad that nobody wants to be presidente, so mountain villager Giuseppe is blindly chosen. A good-hearted fellow who stages family plays at the library…
Silvio Soldini to Receive ICFF Lifetime Acheivement Award
from icff The Italian Contemporary Film Festival, presented by IC Savings, is pleased to reveal its Closing Night Program which includes a tribute to veteran Italian-Swiss filmmaker Silvio Soldini, one of the most acclaimed directors of contemporary Italian cinema. Soldini…
Capsule Review: Hopeful Notes
by allan tong for FILmbutton Alex has been working in Russia for several years and is about to return home to Italy. However, he meets a child who resides in the cancer ward of a nearby hospital and is drawn…