Italian cinema releases: Lontano lontano, Bad Boys for Life, La mia banda suona il pop
Three films hit Italian theaters this week, ranging from poetic drama to comedy. Gianni Di Gregorio's 'Lontano lontano' stars Ennio Fantastichini, Giorgio Colangeli, and Di Gregorio as pensioners planning an escape; it is distributed by Parthénos Distribuzione. 'Bad Boys for Life', directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, features Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprising their roles as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, with Kate del Castillo as Isabel Aretas; Warner Bros. Pictures handles distribution. Fausto Brizzi's 'La mia banda suona il pop' follows the Popcorn band (Christian De Sica, Paolo Rossi, Massimo Ghini, Angela Finocchiaro) reuniting for a concert in Russia; Medusa Film distributes. The releases coincide with the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where Italian films 'Volevo nascondermi' by Giorgio Diritti (out February 27 via 01Distribution) and 'Favolacce' by the D'Innocenzo brothers (out mid-April via Vision Distribution) are in competition.
Key facts
- Three films released in Italian theaters this week: Lontano lontano, Bad Boys for Life, La mia banda suona il pop.
- Lontano lontano directed by Gianni Di Gregorio, starring Ennio Fantastichini, Giorgio Colangeli, and Gianni Di Gregorio.
- Bad Boys for Life directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
- La mia banda suona il pop directed by Fausto Brizzi, starring Christian De Sica, Paolo Rossi, Massimo Ghini, Angela Finocchiaro.
- Bad Boys for Life features Kate del Castillo as Isabel Aretas.
- Lontano lontano distributed by Parthénos Distribuzione.
- Bad Boys for Life distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
- La mia banda suona il pop distributed by Medusa Film.
- 70th Berlin International Film Festival features Italian films Volevo nascondermi and Favolacce in competition.
- Volevo nascondermi directed by Giorgio Diritti, released February 27 via 01Distribution.
- Favolacce directed by the D'Innocenzo brothers, released mid-April via Vision Distribution.
Entities
Artists
- Gianni Di Gregorio
- Ennio Fantastichini
- Giorgio Colangeli
- Will Smith
- Martin Lawrence
- Kate del Castillo
- Adil El Arbi
- Bilall Fallah
- Fausto Brizzi
- Christian De Sica
- Paolo Rossi
- Massimo Ghini
- Angela Finocchiaro
- Giorgio Diritti
- Fratelli D'Innocenzo
- Bruno Zambrini
- Margherita Bordino
Institutions
- Parthénos Distribuzione
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Medusa Film
- 01Distribution
- Vision Distribution
- Artribune
- Berlin International Film Festival
Locations
- Italy
- Russia
- Berlin
- Germany