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Italian Film Festival 2009

Traditionally something of a neglected area in Italian cinema, factual filmmaking has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years. These are the pick of the bunch.

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Mother Earth Mother Earth
Mother Earth and Pinuccio Lovero: A Midsummer Death's Dream
Citta Aperta (Country: Italy; Year: 2008; Director: Gianni Borgna)
Archival look at Rome in the post-Second World War period.
Mother Earth (Terra Madre) (Country: Italy; Year: 2008; Director: Ermanno Olmi)
An examation of the "slow food" movement and the rise of organic farming.
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Pinuccio Lovero: A Midsummer Death's Dream (Country: Italy; Year: 2008; Director: Pippo Mezzapesa; Stars: Pinuccio Lovero)
The story of a cemetery attendant whose good luck is bad for business.
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Valentino: The Last Emperor (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Matt Tyrnauer; Stars: Giorgio Armani, Jeannie Becker, Alessandra Facchinetti, Tom Ford, Giancarlo Giammetti, Karl Lagerfeld, Matteo Marzotto, Gwyneth Paltrow, Claudia Schiffer, André Leon Talley)
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