Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion
Directed by: John Maggio
Featuring: Santo Versace, Tom Ford, Sharon Stone, Helen Mirren, Samuel L. Jackson, Frances McDormand
A must watch for fashion lovers, John Maggio’s fascinating, star-studded documentary traces the rise of Italy’s style empires through the story of the legendary families that have been ruling it for decades and have defined an era: Armani, Versace, Gucci, Valentino, Missoni, Zegna, Ferragamo, Dolce&Gabbana, Prada, and beyond.
In his final interview on screen, Giorgio Armani reflects on his life and his brand’s undeniable influence on Italian fashion and taking America by storm with the wardrobe for Richard Gere in ‘American Gigolo’ (1980).
Set against Milan’s lavish and exclusive fashion sanctuaries, amidst ateliers, runways, and private retreats, the film explores creative rivalries, personal stories and the enduring love affair between Hollywood and Italian designers.
Featuring insights from fashion icons, actors, industry insiders and collaborators, including Sharon Stone, Tom Ford, Helen Mirren, and Samuel L. Jackson, ARMANI AND THE BIRTH OF ITALIAN FASHION delivers an intimate portrait of ambition, elegance, and the making of modern luxury in an industry of glamour, discipline, and power.
Three Goodbyes (Tre ciotole)
Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Starring: Alba Rohrwacher, Elio Germano, Silvia D’Amico, Galatea Bellugi, Francesco Carril, Sarita Choudhury
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Adapted from the final book by the late Michela Murgia and starring a superb Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano, Isabel Coixet’s bittersweet drama THREE GOODBYES follows a Roman schoolteacher who, abruptly left by the chef she has loved for years, discovers that her sudden loss of appetite is about more than heartbreak - and finds everything she thought she knew about her life called into question.
The Lesson (La lezione)
Directed by: Stefano Mordini
Starring: Matilda De Angelis, Stefano Accorsi, Marlon Joubert
Matilda De Angelis (’Fuori’) stars in Stefano Mordini’s elegant and disquieting psychological thriller THE LESSON as a brilliant young Trieste lawyer who wins an acquittal for a charismatic professor (Stefano Accorsi) accused of sexual violence - only to find herself, as he presses her to take him on again, shadowed by a menace of her own.
Separate Beds (2 cuori e 2 capanne)
Directed by: Massimiliano Bruno
Starring: Edoardo Leo, Claudia Pandolfi, Giorgio Colangeli, Marco Quaglia, Gian Marco Tognazzi, Marco Vincis, Benedetta Tiberi, Francesca Alati
She dislikes men and he dislikes complications, but when a night of passion makes them inseparable, two irreconcilable opposites will have to learn to coexist in Massimiliano Bruno’s hit romantic comedy starring Edoardo Leo and Claudia Pandolfi.
Knightfall
Directed by: Ben Fortune
Starring: Michael Paré, Geoffrey Moore, Nick Moran
Charles Knight, an infamous spy catcher, is thrust back into action when his daughter Ros, a scientist with the only key to a stolen briefcase, becomes hunted. Inside that case: a man-made biological weapon. With deadly killers closing in, father and daughter must trust each other to prevent a homeland security catastrophe.