Romanian director Florin Şerban’s “You Don’t Belong Here,” a somber study of anti-Roma racism in the country, has taken the Golden Lion for best film in the International Competition at the Locarno Film Festival, along with a special mention for its young star Teodor Butănescu. The film emerged victorious in a lineup of 17 features
Do you think Monica Bellucci has done it all? Think again. “I’ve never done anything like that,” she tells Variety about her role in “Ketticè.” Directed by Giovanni Tortorici, the film premiered at Locarno. “I was on set in my pajamas with a knife in my hand and slippers on my feet. This woman has abandoned her
Emerging Italian director Giovanni Tortorici, whose feature debut “Diciannove” made a splash last year after launcing from the Venice Horizons section, is in competition at the Locarno Film Festival with his followup, “Ketticè,” a coming-of-age drama set in 2012 Palermo, featuring Monica Bellucci who is among the film’s few professional actors. “Ketticè” explores the dynamics between
Whatever its other benefits, Santa Monica hasn’t been a big music destination since the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium stopped hosting concerts and especially since the coastal city’s famous Twilight Series on the Pier came to an end a dozen years ago. But tens of thousands of music enthusiasts from across the Southern California area can