Roma Film Fest Opens with Norton's Motherless Brooklyn, Coen on Horror
The 14th Festa del Cinema di Roma began with pre-opening screenings including 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' and the Mario Mieli biopic 'Gli anni amari'. Artistic director Antonio Monda chose Edward Norton's 'Motherless Brooklyn' as the opening film, a noir set in 1950s Brooklyn about a detective with Tourette syndrome investigating his mentor's murder. The festival also featured the national premiere of Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman'. Ethan Coen held a public conversation on cinematic surgery, highlighting Takashi Miike's 'Audition' as the best horror film ever. Pre-opening films included 'L'uomo senza gravità' by Marco Bonfanti, 'La prima donna' by Saccucci about Emma Carelli, 'Gli anni amari' by Adriatico on Mario Mieli, and 'La giostra dei giganti' by Rondinelli on the Viareggio Carnival.
Key facts
- 14th Festa del Cinema di Roma opened with Edward Norton's 'Motherless Brooklyn'
- Antonio Monda is artistic director of the festival
- Ethan Coen discussed film censorship and praised Takashi Miike's 'Audition'
- Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' had its national premiere at the festival
- Pre-opening films included 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' and 'Gli anni amari'
- 'Motherless Brooklyn' is a noir set in 1950s Brooklyn about a detective with Tourette syndrome
- Edward Norton directed, wrote, and starred in 'Motherless Brooklyn'
- The festival featured Italian films seeking distribution
Entities
Artists
- Edward Norton
- Ethan Coen
- Antonio Monda
- Martin Scorsese
- Takashi Miike
- Marco Bonfanti
- Saccucci
- Emma Carelli
- Adriatico
- Mario Mieli
- Rondinelli
- Margherita Bordino
Institutions
- Festa del Cinema di Roma
- Warner Bros.
- Artribune
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Locations
- Roma
- Italy
- Brooklyn
- New York
- Viareggio