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Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (1992)
Character: Self
Presented by the late literary critic Edward Said, this thirty-seven minute 1992 documentary reflects on director Gillo Pontecorvo's youth and politics in an attempt to understand his approach to filmmaking.
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Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film (2005)
Character: Self
Famous comic book artist Stephen R. Bissette, creator of DC Comic Book character "The Swamp Thing" and co-creator of the comic character "Constantine" teaches film appreciation and the art of comic book illustration in rural Vermont. Bissette is a life-long fan of DANGER: DIABOLIK and in "From Fumetti to Film," Bissette gives us a guided tour of how, in his own words, DANGER: DIABOLIK was "...the best adaptation of comic book to feature film bar none." His concepts of how the apparent 2-dimensional world of comic book illustrations were faithfully, but imaginatively re-interpreted by director Mario Bava are enhanced with side by side comparisons of the original comic book images laid next to film clips. Other films and television adaptations of comic books in that era were less successful, according to Bissette.
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Il falso bugiardo (2008)
Character: Self
Based upon Vincenzoni's biography, "Pane e cinema", the documentary traces the story of the screen play writer who invented many stories that became blockbusters throughout the world.
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Tales Of The Cat (2001)
Character: Self
Argento, Morricone, and co-writer Dardano Saccheti offer a thumbnail version The Cat o' Nine Tailsof the circumstances which led to the film's creation, complete with views of its successes and faults.
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Concerto commemorativo del Maestro Ennio Morricone (2022)
Character: N/A
From the cloister of the Complesso di Vicolo Valdina, in the presence of Chamber President Roberto Fico, musicians Gilda Buttà, Luca Pincini, and Paolo Zampini will perform some of the pieces that have made Ennio Morricone's work immortal throughout the world.
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Ennio Morricone dirige l'OSN (2013)
Character: N/A
From the Upper Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, maestro Ennio Morricone conducts the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, with the choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the participation of Massimo Ranieri.
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Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza (1967)
Character: Self
A 47-minute black-and-white film by Theo Gallehr and depicts Il Gruppo in various candid stages - in interviews, setting up, recording, working with eachother, and performing onstage. The players showcased here include Bertoncini, Branchi, Evangelisti, Heineman, Kayn, Morricone, Vandor and Frederic Rzewski. It's interesting to watch the composers interact and perform spontaneously as it is to see them preparing the piano by tying horsehair around the strings and rubbing the interior with empty plastic bottles and vaccuum cleaner attachments.
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Ennio Morricone (1995)
Character: Self
From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contributions to director Roland Joffé's acclaimed 1986 drama The Mission, film composer Ennio Morricone has crafted more than 500 scores over the course of his enduring career in film. Now fans can take a look back at the life and career of one of cinema's most prolific composers through interviews with both the composer himself and many of his longtime collaborators. From his Italian efforts to his work in America, this documentary covers every aspect of Morricone's career as few have, offering insight into his childhood, his longtime association with Leone, and his ultimate disenchantment with the American studio system.
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Ennio Morricone: Peace Notes - Live in Venice (2007)
Character: Self
From his impressive back catalogue as a cinematic composer, the illustrious Ennio Morricone conducts a moving and uplifting tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks and to all victims of unjust tragedies throughout history. Filmed in 2007 in high definition at the historic Piazza San Marco in Venice, this remarkable live performance features music from 'Cinema Paradiso', 'The Good The Bad and The Ugly', 'Once Upon a Time in America', 'Love Circle', 'The Mission' and many other timeless classics.
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Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers (2004)
Character: Self
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and producer Saadi Yacef, who discuss the process of representing Algeria's struggle for independence and the challenges of presenting a balanced view of the conflict.
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Morricone dirigiert Morricone (2006)
Character: Self - Conductor
Legendary Italian film composer Ennio Morricone conducts the Munich Radio Orchestra, performing his most famous works, along with some more obscure ones, in a concert held in Munich, Germany, on October 20, 2004.
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Stanno tutti bene (1990)
Character: Conductor
Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat, a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible jobs. He decides to surprise each with a visit and finds none as he imagined.
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Sergio Leone - L'italiano che inventò l'America (2022)
Character: Self
To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema. The singular artistic vision of Sergio Leone has transcended national borders, creating the Spaghetti Western genre and transforming the international cinematic panorama forever with his innovative stylistic and narrative solutions, which have now become part of the language of the movies. The film, which is enriched with precious archive footage from the Cineteca di Bologna, including rare audio recordings and film clips shot behind the scenes, sees for the first time the direct participation of the Leone family and has interviews both with Leone’s longtime collaborators and with icons of Hollywood who have been profoundly influenced by his work.
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Ennio (2022)
Character: Self
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.
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Sad Hill Unearthed (2018)
Character: Self - Film Composer (1966)
Province of Burgos, northern Spain, October 2015. A group of fans undertake the titanic task of restoring the location of the last scene of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the mythical spaghetti western directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone in 1966.
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La classe operaia va in paradiso (1971)
Character: Operaio (uncredited)
After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.
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Ennio Morricone: Arena concerto - la musica per il cinema (2003)
Character: Self
A cinematic showcase of Ennio Morricone’s masterful concert at Verona's iconic Arena, featuring sweeping orchestral and choral performances of his most beloved film music alongside special guest Dulce Pontes. Directed by Giovanni Morricone, this monumental DVD captures the Maestro at his best.
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Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002)
Character: Self
Rosy-Fingered Dawn is a film on Terrence Malick. It is about the making of BADLANDS, DAYS OF HEAVEN, THE THIN RED LINE and the personal involvement of some of the most representative figures of the American culture itself. This medley of voices has given origin to a journey throughout the whole United States, from California to Colorado, from Virginia to Minnesota, passing by New York and Los Angeles. Every stop represents an ideal set in which all the characters of the films come to life once again giving place to a growing flow of memories. The narrative dimension of Malick's cinema resounds and opens a new horizon on the visible contradictions of the American culture; no easy judgement but a critical consciousness is what emerges from this coral speech, together with a definite need: the necessity of art. A need that Terrence Malick was able to satisfy.
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Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004)
Character: Self
Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava
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Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema (2001)
Character: Self - Musician
The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone (1929-89); a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished testimonies of collaborators, actors, directors and critics who reconstruct every aspect of his creative activity.
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Adolfo Celi, un uomo per due culture (2006)
Character: Self
Created by his son Leonardo, this portrait of Adolfo Celi reconstructs his personal and artistic journey between Italy and Brazil. Through interviews, film clips, testimonials, photos, and extraordinary footage from the Celi family's personal archive, we will revisit the places that shaped his life.
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Gillo: Le donne, i cavalier, l'armi, gli amori (2007)
Character: Self
Pontecorvo is one of those Italian filmmakers marked for life by neorealism. He declares that he decided to do cinema after leaving a screening of "Paisa" by Roberto Rossellini. The future filmmaker was then in Paris, a year after a war during which he became one of the main figures of the Italian resistance and one of the founders of the Youth Front. Leaving his status as a war hero behind him, Pontecorvo made his directorial debut with "Giovanna", a short film heralding a cinematic career dedicated to what he himself calls the "dictatorship of truth."
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Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende (2018)
Character: Self (archive footage)
The destiny of Sergio Leone from his poor childhood in a neighborhood under fascism in Rome until his last film in America. This guided the filmmaker's personal life and career to create his epic antiheroes and spaghetti westerns.
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