PortuguêsItaly and Festival pick Sorrentino's The Great Beauty
Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza), which premiered in competition in Cannes, has a gala screening at 21.15 on 2 October at Estação Rio 1. The film has been chosen by Italy as its entry for the Best Foreign-Language Oscar. The film is a movie about Rome, its inhabitants, its dangers and intellectual adventures that lead us nowhere.
Paolo Sorrentino, who will introduce his film Wednesday, is also in Rio to film his contribution to the next film in the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, Eu te Amo.
Rio, Eu Te Amo. Rio, will be composed of 10 dynamic short film segments created by 10 directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment of the film focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighbourhood of Rio demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location.
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