Turin Film Festival: The Winners
Turin Film Festival: The Winners Morgan Knibbe triumphs with “The Garden of Earthly Delights”, while Ester Ivakič wins the Special Jury Prize with “Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song”. The curtain has fallen on the 43rd edition of the Turin Film Festival, which celebrated cinema in […]
The Adventure (1960)
Italian cinema – Movie recommendation
“Good! But before you go out, you should tell me: ‘I feel like I miss a leg when I’m without you’! Go, visit the city alone. But tell me ‘I want to hug your shadow on the wall’!” Claudia (Monica Vitti)
Rome Film Fest, “Left-Handed Girl” Wins Best Film
Rome Film Fest, “Left-Handed Girl” Wins Best Film Left-Handed Girl is the best film of the Rome Film Fest. Jasmine Trinca and Anson Boon are named best actors. The Grand Prize goes to Nino, and the Special Award goes to the cast of “40 Seconds.” The 20th Rome Film Fest has concluded. After 11 days […]
The Heart of Cinema Beats in Rome, the City of Light
The Heart of Cinema Beats in Rome, the City of Light by Andira Vitale In its 20th year, the Festival del Cinema di Roma celebrates the transformation of contemporary cinema with the theme “Visioni in Movimento.” With October, the city of light once again becomes the heart of European cinema. Artificial intelligence, digital storytelling, and […]
The timeless icon of Italian style
Vita gazette culture – City Lights – Marcello Mastroianni
È un uomo bellissimo con un sorriso dolce e leggero, una voce morbida, uno sguardo malinconico, una classe innata e moderna.
Farewell to Claudia Cardinale
Farewell to Claudia Cardinale Claudia Cardinale, An icon, a muse, beautiful, sweet, talented and the eternal feminine passed away at 87. Claudia Cardinale died on Tuesday evening in Nemours, near Paris, surrounded by her children: she was 87 years old and one of the public’s most beloved divas. Claudia Cardinale was born in Tunisia on […]
Jarmusch wins the Golden Lion at Venice 82
Jarmusch wins the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival Vita Gazette – The Golden Lion goes to Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother.” The Silver Lion goes to “The Voice of Hind Rajab.” Servillo won Best Actor for Paolo Sorrentino’s “La grazia.” Best Actress went to Xin Zhilei for the Chinese director Cai Shangjun’s “Ri […]
Notes from the Venice Film Festival…
Notes from the Venice Film Festival… The Venice International Film Festival, one of the most prestigious cinematic events, continues in all its splendor. The festival, inaugurated on August 27th at the Venice Lido, will conclude on September 6th. This year, the 82nd edition of the festival, like every year, brings together some of the […]
“Once upon a time in Venice
Cinema Festivals: Venice Film Festival
by Andira Vitale
We are on the “Once upon a time in Venice” time train. As we go back, we see how many unforgettable films, immortal stars and legendary loves fit into its nearly one century history… It recorded countless stories…
Lea Massari has died
Lea Massari has died On June 23, 2025, at the age of 91, Lea Massari, an unforgettable actress who made her mark in the history of Italian and French cinema with innate grace, passed away. Lea Massari, an actress of Italian and French cinema, died in Rome. She was 91 years old. The news of […]