Cinema - Finestre sull'Arte

Andrea Pallaoro Wins the 2026 Mimmo Rotella Foundation Prize for *The Echo Chamber*

Andrea Pallaoro is the winner of the 2026 Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award for *The Echo Chamber*. The award was presented on Friday, September 4, at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, duringthe 83rd VeniceInternational Film Festival. The cerem...
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Anatomy of a Portrait: A Documentary in Venice on Fernanda Wittgens, the Director Who Saved Brera

As part of the 2026 Venetian Nights series forthe 83rd Venice International Film Festival, the documentary film *Anatomy of a Portrait*, dedicated to Fernanda Wittgens, the director of the Pinacoteca di Brera who saved works of art from bombing durin...
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Harry Potter: Venice Becomes Hogwarts—"Back to Hogwarts" Arrives by Boat

Over the years, September 1 has become a global event for Harry Potter fans: it is the day when, in the saga, the young wizards arrive at Platform 9¾ at London’s King’s Cross Station to board the Hogwarts Express and begin a new sc...
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Rossellini’s *Viaggio in Italia*, Restored in 4K, and an Exhibition in the U.S. Celebrate the 120th Anniversary of the Director’s Birth

The international tour of *Viaggio in Italia* begins again in Venice. Roberto Rossellini’s film, restored in 4K by Cinecittà, will be presented on September 5 as part of the Venice Classics section ofthe 83rd Venice International Film Fe...
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This fall, Caravaggio, Herzog, and Kahlo are coming to theaters as part of the "Great Masters" season

Kublai Film presents its 2026–2027 film season with the project *I Grandi Maestri*, a series dedicated to art and culture documentaries that will bring five international productions and co-productions to Italian theaters, focusing on figures who hav...
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Did Nolan politicize *The Odyssey*? Yes and no—every era rewrites its own Ulysses

There is a man with a deep voice singing by the fire. He is not telling a story; he is passing it down. Song precedes the image; memory precedes cinema—and we have already said this.The Odyssey has been a voice that has traversed the centuries, entru...
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Nolan's "Odyssey": All the Film's Locations, from the Aeolian Islands to Iceland

The countdown is almost over. On July 16, *Odyssey*, Christopher Nolan’s latest film, will make its theatrical debut. This time, the British director—known for his preference for grand settings and practical effects over computer graphics—has decided...
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Florence: Open-air cinema returns to Villa Bardini with 50 evenings of screenings and meetings with directors

From July 10 to August 30, the Belvedere Terrace at Villa Bardini in Florence will once again host “Cinema in Villa,” the summer film festival promoted and organized by Fondazione CR Firenze in collaboration with Fondazione Parchi Monumentali Bardini...
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