Tag: Saverio Costanzo
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Fremantle execs talk film strategy and upcoming films from Paolo Sorrentino and Pablo Larrain
The company has also unveiled an Israel-based €150m fund for film and scripted TV projects.With five films playing in competition, European production and distribution group Fremantle is enjoying a strong presence at this year’s Venice Film Festival.Fremantle’s Ireland-uk label Element Pictures is behind one of the hottest films on the Lido this year, Yorgos Lanthimos’…
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‘Finalmente l’alba’ Review: No, Grazie to This Convoluted Story About the Glory Days of Roman Filmmaking
Many native critics have bemoaned the invasion of English-speaking actors turning their hand to the Italian tongue at this year’s Venice Film Festival, easy to spot not, this time, by their proclivity for adding both onion and garlic to a sugo or cream to a carbonara. In this case, it’s Joe Keery, Willem Dafoe, and…
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Inside Variety and the Golden Globe Awards’ Venice Party With Chase Stokes, Kelsea Ballerini, Lukas Gage, Pablo Larraín and More
The stars were out in Venice for Variety and the Golden Globe Awards’ party on Thursday night, featuring Chase Stokes, Kelsea Ballerini, Lukas Gage and Pablo Larraín.Presented by Iervolino and Lady Bacardi Entertainment, the event celebrated breakthrough talent and excellence in Italian filmmaking, handing out several awards under the moonlight. Stokes and Gage received breakthrough…
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Saverio Costanzo on Why ‘Finally Dawn’ Starring Lily James as a 1950’s Diva is His Coming of Age Movie
Saverio Costanzo, who was last in the Venice competition in 2014 with Adam Driver-starrer “Hungry Hearts,” is back on the Lido with “Finally Dawn.”The 1950s-set film stars Lily James plays a slightly fading American diva named Josephine Esperanto, who’s shooting a swords and sandals epic at Cinecittà when the famed filmmaking facilities were known as…