Torino Film Festival 2021 returns with art-focused program

The 39th Torino Film Festival returns in person from November 26 to December 4, 2021, under the artistic direction of Stefano Francia Di Celle. The festival features five competitive sections and several non-competitive ones, including a tribute to filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, and new sections like INCUBATOR and SCHERMI ERETICI. The program emphasizes artistic contamination, with films exploring cinema, theater, art, and dance. Notable films include 'The Girl In The Fountain' by Antongiulio Panizzi starring Monica Bellucci as Anita Ekberg, 'Peeping Balla – Omaggio a Pietro Balla' featuring works by Pietro Balla, 'Giovanna, Storie Di Una Voce' by Chiara Ronchini about folk musician Giovanna Marini, 'Italia, il fuoco e la cenere' by Olivier Bohler and Céline Gailleurd narrated by Isabella Rossellini, 'Bergman Island / Sull'isola di Bergman' by Mia Hansen-Løve, 'Les Intranquilles / The Restless' by Joachim Lafosse, 'Jane par Charlotte' by Charlotte Gainsbourg about Jane Birkin, 'Tromperie / Deception' by Arnaud Desplechin inspired by Philip Roth, and 'Il giardino che non c'è' by Rä di Martino. The festival also includes films by Damiano Michieletto, Alessandro Turci, Gabriele Lavia, and Edoardo De Angelis.