Torino Film Festival 36: Women directors, Banksy doc, and Olmi tribute

The 36th Torino Film Festival, confirmed under the direction of Emanuela Martina, features a strong focus on contemporary issues and a record 27 female directors, 14 of whom are in competition. The festival opens on November 23 with "The Front Runner" (Warner Bros, 2019 release) and closes with "Santiago, Italia" by Nanni Moretti. Italian cinema is highlighted by Valerio Mastandrea's directorial debut "Ride" in competition, and "Sex Story" by Cristina Comencini and Roberto Moroni, which traces sexual mores from the 1950s Guala Code to 1970s liberation and 1980s excess. A horror night presents "Incident in a Ghostland" (Pascal Laugier), "Peeping Tom" (Michael Powell), and "Piercing" (Nicolas Pesce) under the theme "maniac." A tribute day honors the late Ermanno Olmi. The festival also screens Marco Proserpio's documentary "The Man Who Stole Banksy," narrated by Iggy Pop, about a 2007 incident where a Banksy mural in Palestine was stolen, triggering an odyssey between art market and international politics. Mainstream offerings include "Colette" starring Keira Knightley as the revolutionary writer, directed by Wash Westmoreland.