https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A little-known Italian actor -- who was working as a caretaker when he was discovered -- won best actor at Cannes film festival on Saturday for his portrayal of a cocaine-dealing dog groomer who faces down a local heavy in an urban western. https://www.thelocal.it/20180520/marcello-fonte-italys-new-buster-keaton-wins-best-actor-at-cannes Sun, 20 May 2018 05:14:33 +0200 marcello-fonte-italys-new-buster-keaton-wins-best-actor-at-cannes Asia Argento, the Italian actress who has said she was raped by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein at the Cannes film festival, said he would never be welcome there again. https://www.thelocal.it/20180520/actress-asia-argento-cannes-was-weinsteins-hunting-ground Sun, 20 May 2018 04:48:42 +0200 actress-asia-argento-cannes-was-weinsteins-hunting-ground Italy's three-time premier and billionaire Silvio Berlusconi continues to provide ample entertainment fodder, with the first English-language film about his scandal-filled life now in the works. https://www.thelocal.it/20180512/berlusconi-scandal-mill-inspires-another-film Sat, 12 May 2018 18:19:28 +0200 berlusconi-scandal-mill-inspires-another-film Exotic dancers, intrigue and poolside soirees in lavish villas: the hotly-awaited biopic about Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi, from directing star Paolo Sorrentino, is tipped to appear at the Cannes film festival, according to Italian media. https://www.thelocal.it/20180401/sorrentinos-daring-berlusconi-biopic-tipped-for-cannes Sun, 01 Apr 2018 12:09:13 +0200 sorrentinos-daring-berlusconi-biopic-tipped-for-cannes After disappointment at being left out of the main competition at Cannes next month, three Italian films were included in the Director's Fortnight contest held alongside the prestigious cinema showcase. https://www.thelocal.it/20160419/three-italian-films-to-be-shown-in-cannes-after-palme-dor-snub Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:50:56 +0200 three-italian-films-to-be-shown-in-cannes-after-palme-dor-snub The Cannes Film Festival competition saw its first hit on Thursday with the Italian-made, English-language "Tale of Tales", a bloody Gothic fable that drew comparisons with the best of Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton. https://www.thelocal.it/20150514/italian-game-of-thrones-fantasy-wins-cannes-hearts Thu, 14 May 2015 17:49:45 +0200 italian-game-of-thrones-fantasy-wins-cannes-hearts France and Italy are leading the charge for the Palme d'Or trophy at the Cannes Film Festival opening this week, energized by a new generation of French female directors and an unexpected embrace of English by Italian filmmakers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150511/bumper-year-for-france-and-italy-at-the-cannes-film-festival Mon, 11 May 2015 16:34:19 +0200 bumper-year-for-france-and-italy-at-the-cannes-film-festival A court near the glamorous French Riviera city of Cannes this week handed a jail term to a daring and sophisticated Italian poker cheat, who used infra-red contact lenses to count cards marked with invisible ink in a scam described as "the first of its kind in Europe". https://www.thelocal.it/20130926/italian-poker-cheat-used-infra-red-contact-lenses Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:41:00 +0200 italian-poker-cheat-used-infra-red-contact-lenses His film, La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty), is the only Italian contender for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The gong will be presented by a jury led by Steven Spielberg on Sunday. Meet Paolo Sorrentino, the Italian Face of the Week. https://www.thelocal.it/20130522/meet-the-director-stirring-excitement-at-the-cannes-film-festival Wed, 22 May 2013 14:38:00 +0200 meet-the-director-stirring-excitement-at-the-cannes-film-festival Italian-French director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, the sister of France's former First Lady Carla Bruni, relived a painful chapter of her family history in a film presented at Cannes on Tuesday in which she cast her real-life mother and ex-lover. https://www.thelocal.it/20130522/italian-director-bruni-tedeschi-gets-personal-at-cannes Wed, 22 May 2013 12:08:00 +0200 italian-director-bruni-tedeschi-gets-personal-at-cannes