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Alice Rohrwacher unearths lost magic in grave-robbing drama La Chimera

Josh O’Connor plays a rumpled ‘tombaroli’—an Italian tomb raider who yearns to join his lost love underground.

Authentic, intense, hopeful—Io Capitano captivates from start to finish

Nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, the film shares a lot with fellow nominee Society of the Snow.

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Netflix comic gem This World Can’t Tear Me Down takes on Neo-fascism

Italian cartoonist Zerocalcare follows up Netflix gem Tear Along The Dotted Line with another six-episode series.

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The Italian Film Festival returns to Australian cinemas this September

This year’s selection include a box office hit, film fest faves, hot docos, retrospectives, and more.

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Trailer and release date for Paolo Sorrentino’s intimate drama Hand of God

Netflix will soon premiere the director’s semi-autobiographical portrait of Naples in the 1980s.

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We Are Who We Are is now on SBS On Demand: here’s what critics are saying

Set on a US military base in Italy, this coming-of-age drama definitely bears traces of Call Me By Your Name.

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The Italian Film Festival returns in September, opening with a gothic retelling of Pinocchio

While Melbourne’s dates are still TBA, the festival is all set to stun and amaze foreign film fans all around Australia.

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Loro is an arresting and damning portrait of power and wealth

Italian director Paolo Sorrentino makes decadent and intoxicating dramas. His new film about the life of former Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, is no exception, writes Sarah Ward. Whether following a sexagenarian taking stock of his life, an ex-rocker struggling with his retirement or two 70-something pals relaxing at a Swiss resort, Paolo Sorrentino […]

italy

Alice Rohrwacher unearths lost magic in grave-robbing drama La Chimera

Authentic, intense, hopeful—Io Capitano captivates from start to finish

Netflix comic gem This World Can’t Tear Me Down takes on Neo-fascism

The Italian Film Festival returns to Australian cinemas this September

Trailer and release date for Paolo Sorrentino’s intimate drama Hand of God

We Are Who We Are is now on SBS On Demand: here’s what critics are saying

The Italian Film Festival returns in September, opening with a gothic retelling of Pinocchio

Loro is an arresting and damning portrait of power and wealth

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