Daniele Orazi

The moving life and international career of actress Valentina Cortese is acted out by eight Italian actresses who interpret parts of her biography. A rich assortment of stock footage and film clips creates a vibrant portrait of our Diva.

In the 90s, Isabella was eighteen and a star. 20 years later, she is still singing those same songs in small town bars with her son Bruno, playing guitar. It's because of him that her career stopped. At least it's what she tells herself.

The Lion is the symbol of Venice, but also of courage: that of a city and - in our case - of a Film Festival and a media event that did not give up and stubbornly "wanted" to be realized in spite of the world around, of Codiv19 and the great uncertainty that dominates the global situation. In an 'abnormal' city, never seen before so deprived of tourists and the general chaos that - in general - characterizes it between the end of August and the beginning of September, our story begins, made up of a Venice never seen before and - therefore - little or nothing told cinematically. A crescendo of emotions, which between stage and behind the scenes, between what passes in front of the screen and what remains behind involves the viewer in depth.

Two different worlds, art, and cuisine collide in a tense and mysterious thriller.

Green-haired Maia is tired of city life and, driven by a desire to be among nature, she decides to spend the summer picking oranges. In the orchards, she is greeted by the gardener, an eccentric loner called Teo, who notices that Maia isn’t like everyone else. In the same way, he tends his plants and devotes his time and energy to her, and the young woman starts to blossom. Their burgeoning friendship, however, is unsettled by the arrival of Teo’s father and older brother Arturo, who are planning a celebration in a neighboring village.

At the conclusion of the DO Tour Casting project, organized by the DO Cinema agency to search for new talent across Italy (including Turin, Milan, Florence, Rome, Naples, and Maratea), the video testimonials of the people met form a mosaic of stories, faces, and emotions. Twenty-four aspiring actors, embarked on a 400-day journey that began on the day of their audition, are trying their hand at their dream job. And amidst hopes and disappointments, uncertainties and talent, they create a universal portrait of a generation. An experiment that follows the maturation of future faces of cinema not only professionally, but also, and above all, personally.

Five soldiers and their punishment.