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Italian crime drama Like Sheep Among Wolves (Come pecore in mezzo ai lupi) directed by Lyda Patitucci is a sleek and sophisticated pressure-cooker thriller set in Rome. It focuses on twin protagonists…
Director Olivier Peyon adapts author Philippe Besson’s 2017 “autofiction” ‘Arrête avec tes mensonges’ (translated as ‘Lie with Me’ in English by actor and writer Molly Ringwald). The film is about a m…
World War Two caused masses of people to flee for their survival, forming the basis for Roberto Rossellini’s 1950 film Stromboli, playing at the upcoming Italian Film Festival as part of a retrospecti…
“Who are you son to?” That’s the question at the heart of director Claudio Noce’s semi-autobiographical Padrenostro. It’s an exploration of a father-son relationship, filtered through a coming of age…