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04 October 2019 The Irishman, Martin Scorsese's masterpiece but not only. At the Rome Film Festival, from October 17-27 the 14th edition, there are among the many titles in the official selection the expected Hustlers, Downtown Abbey, Judy with Renee Zellweger, Pavarotti by Ron Howard and among the Italians Il ladro di days of Guido Lombardi, the doc Santa Subito by Alessandro Piva as well as the closing film Tornare by Cristina Comencini.

In the exhibition with the artistic direction of Antonio Monda and the presidency of Laura Delli Colli, Cinema for Rome foundation, 33 titles, including films and documentaries, which are part of the Official Selection, 13 close encounters with directors and actors, 25 countries represented, with 19 women directors and 37 world premieres. "An edition characterized by the presence of women in the cinema" said Monda.

The President of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma Laura Delli Colli at the presentation of the program of this edition pointed out: "It will be a festival with a double soul: with the charm and elegance of cinema, but also a 14 year old teenage festival, at the sign of curiosity ". Antonio Monda emphasized instead that in the last three years, under his direction, two films presented at the Festival have won the Oscar, and that in the last year the audience has grown by 6%. "It is a Festival and not a festival, different from all the others. - he said - There are no prizes, it is open and popular, great stars and directors come here to share their love for cinema".

Waiting for confirmation of the presence of many stars, there is the certainty for the public of Rome to see, for the Close Encounters, Bill Murray, Viola Davis, Fanny Ardant, Olivier Assayas, Ethan Coen, Benicio Del Toro, Ron Howard, Edward Norton, Bertrand Tavernier and John Travolta.

The Cinema Festival pays tribute with a series of events to Piero Tosi who with his art sanctioned the renewal of the costume, translating it into the character's key. Then the restored copies of 'Ludwig' by Luchino Visconti and 'Metello' by Mauro Bolognini will be presented. There will therefore be tributes to Carlo Vanzina, with the screening of the documentary by Antonello Sarno 'Carlo Vanzina. Cinema is a wonderful thing ', to Gillo Pontecorvo with a screening of' Kapo '' and to Franco Zeffirelli with 'The taming of the shrew - with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, to Turi Ferro with the documentary by Daniele Gonciaruk 'Turi Ferro - the last prosperous', to Andrea Camilleri and Ugo Gregoretti with a film by Rocco Mortelliti 'Ugo e & Andrea' and to Luciano Salce with the screening of 'Uma Pulga Na Balanka'.

In the Reflexes section, six other Italian films will be presented: 'Bar Giuseppe' by Giulio Base, 'No name in the credits' by Simone Amendola, 'Not everything is black' by Olmo Parenti, 'I Wish I was like you' by Luca Onorati and Francesco Garganelli, 'The Vanja earthquake - looking for Cechov' by Vinicio Marchioni is 'The wheel of Khadi - the warp and weft of India' by Gaia Ceriana Franchetti.

Two giants of international cinema, Bill Murray and Viola Davis, will receive the Career Award at the 14th edition of the Rome Film Festival. The great American actor will be awarded by Wes Anderson, who will also conduct a meeting with Murray giving a greedy double for cinema lovers. "We are excited - says the artistic director Antonio Monda - Viola Davis is the only woman of color who has won the Tony twice, the Emmy and the Oscar".