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FELLINI IL SOFFIO NASCOSTO DELLA GRAZIA CENT'anni DI SOGNI E VISIONI FILMCRONACHE Rivista Trimestrale Di Cultura Cinematografica Prima Pagina ANNO XXXII - N ISSN 2723-9233 Filmcronache 1/20 Filmcronache GIÙ LA MASCHERA: VOLTI E STRAVOLTI TRA FINZIONE E REALTÀ HIC ET NUNC. LA LENTE DEFORMANTE DELLA SETTIMA ARTE BERLINALE, SOTTO IL SEGNO DEL CINEMA ITALIANO FELLINI IL SOFFIO NASCOSTO DELLA GRAZIA CENT'ANNI DI SOGNI E VISIONI FILMCRONACHE Rivista trimestrale di cultura cinematografica Prima Pagina ANNO XXXII - N. 153 GENNAIO / FEBBRAIO / immagine in copertina di Federico Fellini, sul primo numero MARZO del 2020 di Filmcronache, intende rendere omaggio al regista N. 1/2020 L’ riminese, nel centenario della nascita, e annunciare l’iniziativa congiunta di Ancci e Acec, intitolata proprio Fellini: il soffio nascosto Registrazione Tribunale della Grazia. 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Allo steso modo, attraverso l’analisi di [email protected] lungometraggi come Stanlio e Ollio, Judy, Dolor y gloria, Rocketman, www.ancci.it Richard Jewell, Claudio Gotti e Matteo Marino svelano le tante facce Editore: del biopic, tra falsità, verosimiglianza, autenticità. Anna Pasetti, infine, ANCCI scavando in profondità in titoli come 1917, C’era una volta a Hollywo- Via Aurelia, 796 od, Parasite, La belle époque e I due Papi, sottolinea una volta di più 00165 Roma il ruolo di “lente deformante” spazio/temporale della settima arte. Tel. 06.440.2273 Ma in queste pagine trovano posto anche gli echi della Berlinale, [email protected] con il cinema italiano sugli scudi (grazie alla vittoria di Elio Germano www.ancci.it come miglior attore per Volevo nascondermi di Giorgio Diritti e all’Orso d’argento alla sceneggiatura consegnato a Damiano & Fabio D’Inno- Service Provider: cenzo per il loro Favolacce), e del Torino Film Festival. 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Estremità entro le quali consistenti interventi prostetici (come in quello Oltre a quelle citate, tra le recenti interpreta- stato combinato con effetti prostetici e/o digi- i volti/stravolti sembrano in realtà rivelare un di Papa Bergoglio restituito da Jonathan Pryce zioni ascrivibili a quest’area è doveroso citare tali (come avviene da venticinque anni circa). denominatore comune: quello di un’Identità ne I due papi di Fernando Mereilles), ma in almeno quella di Sharon Tate resa da Margot Nonostante, insomma, gli sia stato spesso transeunte che con il tempo è apparsa sem- quest’area espressiva il volto/corpo dell’attore Robbie in Once Upon a Time…. in Hollywo- assegnato un ruolo secondario, quando ad- pre più sfuggente, sempre più complicata da è contraddistinto da una sostanziale aderenza od di Quentin Tarantino e quella di Richard dirittura non marginale, appare lecito afferma- fissare. Il segno di questa comune ricerca, al personaggio riprodotto. 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