Mar. 14 – Italian cinema crosses the ocean to conquer the big screen in Canada, with five films being presented at the 32nd edition of the International Festival of Film held in Montreal March 20-30. Among these, there’s “Cinderella” (“Cinderella dans la forêt enchantée”) that will represent Italy in the competition. The opera by Gioacchino Rossini was animated by Annalisa Corsi and Maurizio Forestieri, it was produced by Rai Fiction and Film Rada, with music performed by the Orchestra of the RAI conducted by Maestro Gianluigi Gelmetti. The works selected for the Horizons section are the documentaries: “Perché un film su Michele De Lucchi” by Alessio Bozzer, which tells the story of Italian architect De Lucchi; “Alessandro Mendini: il teatro degli oggetti” by Christian Angeli, dedicated to the creative process adopted by Alessandro Mendini as told the Italian designer with the interpretation of its objects by mime Julien Lambert; and “René Gruau. Disegnare la moda” by Adolfo Conti, centering on the fashion illustrator. In the section ‘Regards sur le 7e art’ there is “La Guerra dei Vulcani” by Francesco Patierno, a documentary that tells the story of Roberto Rossellini, on the island of Vulcano, torn between Anna Magnani and Ingrid Bergman.
