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 Dressed in white robes and other papal insignia, actor John Malkovich delighted throngs on Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican City on Thursday as he filmed a scene for Paulo Sorrentino's The New Pope series. https://www.thelocal.it/20190329/rome-john-malkovich-plays-new-pope-paolo-sorrentino-photos Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:17:09 +0100 rome-john-malkovich-plays-new-pope-paolo-sorrentino-photos The trailer is finally here for Paolo Sorrentino's biopic of Silvio Berlusconi, a man who the director called "an archetype of Italianness". https://www.thelocal.it/20180312/silvio-berlusconi-film-loro-trailer Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:26:53 +0100 silvio-berlusconi-film-loro-trailer Paolo Sorrentino, the Oscar-winning film director who scored a small-screen hit with "The Young Pope", is to make a follow-up series called "The New Pope." https://www.thelocal.it/20170517/a-follow-up-to-sorrentinos-the-young-pope-is-coming Wed, 17 May 2017 10:48:40 +0200 a-follow-up-to-sorrentinos-the-young-pope-is-coming Italian director Paolo Sorrentino scooped three awards for his latest film, 'Youth', at the European Film Awards in Berlin on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20151214/sorrentino-scoops-three-awards-for-youth Mon, 14 Dec 2015 10:28:07 +0100 sorrentino-scoops-three-awards-for-youth Italy's Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino plans to make a debut television series entitled The Young Pope about Lenny Belardo - a fictional first-ever Italian American pontiff, an Italian daily reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140408/sorrentino-to-make-pope-mini-series-2 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:56:00 +0200 sorrentino-to-make-pope-mini-series-2 Italy's The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza), a magical and at times cynical romp through a Roman dreamscape, won the best foreign language film Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140303/italys-the-great-beauty-clinches-an-oscar Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:13:00 +0100 italys-the-great-beauty-clinches-an-oscar Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza) won a Bafta award on Sunday night in London, the latest in a series of accolades for the Italian film which will boost hopes for an Oscar win next month. https://www.thelocal.it/20140217/sorrentino-eyes-oscars-after-bafta-win Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:25:00 +0100 sorrentino-eyes-oscars-after-bafta-win Italian film The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza), directed by Paolo Sorrentino, picked up the Golden Globe for best foreign film on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20140113/sorrentino-thanks-crazy-but-beautful-italy Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:05:00 +0100 sorrentino-thanks-crazy-but-beautful-italy La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty), a film by Italy's Paolo Sorrentino, has been nominated for a Golden Globe. https://www.thelocal.it/20131212/sorrentinos-the-great-beauty-nominated-for-golden-globe Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:48:00 +0100 sorrentinos-the-great-beauty-nominated-for-golden-globe Italian director Paolo Sorrentino was in Hollywood this month to promote his latest movie, which he is hoping will make it on to the foreign film Oscar nominees' shortlist. https://www.thelocal.it/20131115/italys-oscar-hopeful-plugs-film-in-hollywood Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:34:00 +0100 italys-oscar-hopeful-plugs-film-in-hollywood Seven films have been shortlisted to represent Italy at the Oscars next year, including Sorrentino's La grande bellezza, as well as works from lesser known Italian directors. But which one will make the final cut? https://www.thelocal.it/20130917/seven-films-shortlisted-for-italys-oscar-entry Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:58:00 +0200 seven-films-shortlisted-for-italys-oscar-entry Less than a month after being nominated for a Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival, Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) is leading the race for an Italian Golden Globe, or Globo d’oro. https://www.thelocal.it/20130611/the-great-beauty-in-poll-position-for-an-italian-golden-globe Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:33:00 +0200 the-great-beauty-in-poll-position-for-an-italian-golden-globe Stars from the film, music and fashion industries descended on Rome last night to celebrate the opening of a new Armani fashion boutique and exhibition in the city. A-list guests included singer Tina Turner, director Paolo Sorrentino and actress Sophia Loren. https://www.thelocal.it/20130606/armani-opens-new-shop-in-rome-city-centre Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:41:00 +0200 armani-opens-new-shop-in-rome-city-centre 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