2017's Top Films: Italian Cinema and International Hits
The best films of 2017 encompass both Italian and international productions. Among the standout Italian films are Donato Carrisi's 'La ragazza nella nebbia' and Andrea De Sica's 'I figli della notte'. The noir category flourished with titles such as 'Ammore e malativa', 'Omicidio all'italiana', and 'Sicilian Ghost Story'. On the international front, audiences enjoyed 'Blade Runner 2049', 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', and 'Murder on the Orient Express'. Animation received attention with 'Gatta Cenerentola', based on Giambattista Basile's fairy tale. Additional noteworthy films include Scorsese's 'Silence', Nolan's 'Dunkirk', Villeneuve's 'Arrival', Chazelle's 'La La Land', Condon's 'Beauty and the Beast', and later works like Franco's 'The Disaster Artist' and del Toro's 'The Shape of Water'.
Key facts
- 2017 saw directorial debuts from Donato Carrisi and Andrea De Sica in Italy.
- Italian noir genre included 'Ammore e malativa', 'Omicidio all'italiana', and 'Sicilian Ghost Story'.
- International films included 'Blade Runner 2049', 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', and 'Murder on the Orient Express'.
- Italian animation 'Gatta Cenerentola' was considered for an Oscar nomination.
- Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' took nearly thirty years to produce.
- Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' was a major British war film.
- Denis Villeneuve's 'Arrival' explored alien communication.
- Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land' received 14 Oscar nominations.
- Bill Condon's 'Beauty and the Beast' was a live-action Disney remake.
- 'Loving Vincent' was the first fully painted film, created by 125 artists.
- Joe Wright's 'Darkest Hour' starred Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill.
- Jonas Carpignano's 'A Ciambra' was Italy's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
- Kathryn Bigelow's 'Detroit' depicted the 1967 riots.
- Pixar's 'Coco' was directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina.
- Guillermo del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' won the Golden Lion at Venice.
- James Franco's 'The Disaster Artist' premiered at the Torino Film Festival.
- Martin McDonagh's 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' starred Frances McDormand.
Entities
Artists
- Donato Carrisi
- Andrea De Sica
- Manetti Bros
- Maccio Capatonda
- Piazza
- Grassadonia
- Denis Villeneuve
- Rian Johnson
- Kenneth Branagh
- Alessandro Rak
- Ivan Cappiello
- Marino Guarnieri
- Dario Sansone
- Giambattista Basile
- Roberto De Simone
- Martin Scorsese
- Shusaku Endo
- Christopher Nolan
- Damien Chazelle
- Bill Condon
- Dorota Kobiela
- Hugh Welchman
- Joe Wright
- Gary Oldman
- Jonas Carpignano
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Lee Unkrich
- Adrian Molina
- James Franco
- Guillermo del Toro
- Martin McDonagh
- Margherita Bordino
Institutions
- Anica
- Disney
- Pixar
- Torino Film Festival
- Mostra del Cinema di Venezia
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- United States
- Detroit
- Michigan
- United Kingdom
- Dunkirk
- France
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Mexico
- Venice
- Turin