Toronto – The Toronto International Film Festival seems to love more and more Italian cinema. There are seven Italian films in the selection program of the fortieth edition of the event, which will be held September 10-20. The selected films are: “Sangue del mio sangue”, bu Marco Bellocchio (presented in the Masters section) and “L’attesa”, first feature film bu Piero Messina, with an international cast led by Juliette Binoche (section Discovery). Two films presented at the latest Cannes Festival will also make their debut; “Youth – La giovinezza”, seventh feature film by Paolo Sorrentino, and “Mia madre” by Nanni Moretti, both in the Special Presentations section.Roberto Minervini presents instead “Louisiana (The Other Side)” within the Wavelengths category, alongside “Bella e perduta” by Pietro Marcello. The final film is “Exit/Entrance or Trasumar,” a short film directed by Federica Foglia in her debut behind the camera. (9colonne)
