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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Armondo Lucas Acosta, director of the short film The Living Tableau.

Armondo Lucas Acosta brings to life on the big screen the last Supper by Da Vinci as a living tableau, with astounding visuals and incomparable aesthetics. He tells us about it, as the introduction of his next feature, with the collaboration of great names of Italian cinema as well.

The Living Tableau: From one of the world’s masterpieces – Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper – “The Last Supper: The Living Tableau” comes to life, a nine-minute tableau vivant created and filmed in detail by the director / creator Armondo Linus Acosta with the winning Italian collaborators of the Oscar winner Vittorio Storaro (cinematography) and Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo (scenography and scenic decoration). This short film is a masterpiece of beauty, love and culture that becomes, in this precise historical moment, a message of hope for all.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Allison McGourty, screenwriter of the film Becoming Led Zeppelin.

Allison McGourty, screenwriter of Becoming Led Zeppelin, presented out of competition in Venice brings us through the creative and research process that lead to the film. Finding the original footage of the 60’s Led Zeppelin was not easy, she tells, and arranging a narrative on all the material they gather wasn’t either.

Becoming Led Zeppelin : It is a film that no one thought could ever be made. The band’s meteoric rise to stardom was swift and virtually undocumented. With unparalleled access to the group and their personal archives, their full support and never-before-seen footage, Becoming Led Zeppelin will immerse you in the sights and sounds of their early career. For all the millions of people who will never see the band live, this is as close as you will get to being there. Before the stairway and the dragon, before the gold and the girls, there were simply four men and their love of music. Becoming Led Zeppelin reveals their individual journeys as they move through the music scene of the 1960’s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing on some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever. Their four journeys merge into one as they set out to conquer America on a rollercoaster ride that culminates in 1970 when they become the number one band in the world.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Alexander Rodnyansky, producer of the film Mama, I’m Home.

Alexander Rodnyamsky has a long list of films in his producer history. He talks with Fred Radio about what lead him to his last film, Mama I’M Home by Vladimir Bitokov and about the role of a producer and how it changed in the last years. He still follows his mission to scout and find new voices to bring to the light.

Mama, I’m Home : Tonya is a bus-driver in a village on the outskirts of Nalchik, a modest city in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Together with her daughter, Tonya is eagerly awaiting the return of her only son, who is fighting for a Russian private military contractor in Syria. When Tonya is told that he has been killed in action, she refuses to believe it. She is sure that there was a mistake and her son is alive. She begins a grueling public battle with the contractor and the authorities, demanding the return of her son. When it becomes obvious that all efforts to silence Tonya are fruitless, a strange young man arrives on her doorstep…

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Vladimir Bitokov, director of the film Mama, I’m Home.

Valdimir Bitokov with his film Mama I’m Home brings at the Venice festival a strong story of a woman who defies the power of the military to find te body of his son, presumably dead at war. This is based , as he tells us, on several real story e collected and then mix in this fictional character, splendidly played by Ksenia Rappaport.

Mama, I’m Home : Tonya is a bus-driver in a village on the outskirts of Nalchik, a modest city in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Together with her daughter, Tonya is eagerly awaiting the return of her only son, who is fighting for a Russian private military contractor in Syria. When Tonya is told that he has been killed in action, she refuses to believe it. She is sure that there was a mistake and her son is alive. She begins a grueling public battle with the contractor and the authorities, demanding the return of her son. When it becomes obvious that all efforts to silence Tonya are fruitless, a strange young man arrives on her doorstep…

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Nicole Holofcener, screenwiter of the film The Last Duel.

Nicole Holofcener wrote The Last Duel by Ridley Scott together with matta Damon and Ben Affleck. Taken from a book, the story of a woman who first in history , in the 13th century, wanted to speak out about being raped. A feminist film narrated from three points of view and an historical accuracy and richness that only Ridley Scott can provide.

The Last Duel: A gripping tale of betrayal and vengeance set against the brutality of 14th century France. The historical epic is a cinematic and thought-provoking drama that explores the ubiquitous power of men, the frailty of justice and the strength and courage of one woman willing to stand alone in the service of truth. Based on actual events, the film unravels long-held assumptions about France’s last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, two friends turned bitter rivals. When Carrouges’ wife, Marguerite, is viciously assaulted by Le Gris, a charge he denies, she refuses to stay silent, stepping forward to accuse her attacker, an act of bravery and defiance that puts her life in jeopardy. The ensuing trial by combat, a grueling duel to the death, places the fate of all three in God’s hands.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Alessandra Speciale and Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, director and winner of Final Cut in Venice.

Alessandra Speciale, head fo Final Cut in Venice, explains what the programme is about and introduces Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, the director of Hanging Gardens, the Iraqui movie that won the 2021 edition. And Ahmed has a lot to say on the story, on shooting in Iraq and on how the Iraqui film industry was freezed for decades.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Pascal Diot, director of the Venice Production Bridge.

Pascal Dot, director of the Venice Production Bridge, gives Fred Radio the usual overview of the 2021 edition, with figures and feedbacks from the professionals who attended, always in a growing number and with positive reactions.

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PODCAST |Matt Micucci interviews Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze, director of the film Otar’s Death.

A conversation with Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze, director of Otar’s Death, from the East of the West Competition of the 2021 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. A drama of parallel lives and a pivotal, tragic and unexpected event, the film marks Bliadze’s feature directorial debut. In this conversation, Bliadze talks about the real life events that inspired the fictional movie and the Georgian cultural context that is the backdrop of Otar’s Death. In addition to talking about his film, Bliadze also talks about showing solidarity in support for LGBTQ+ rights in Georgia at the KVIFF.

Otar’s Death : Two families, each facing its own existential difficulties, are brought together by an unfortunate event. For one family, the accident has a fatal impact; for the other, it becomes an opportunity for a better life. The film’s careful exploration of all the participants’ perspectives culminates in a meditation on human morals while not shying away from a tragicomic tone.

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PODCAST |Matt Micucci interviews Glen Bay Grant, director of the film True Mirror.

A conversation with director Glen Bay Grant, part of this year’s Future Frames line-up. Future Frames is a showcase of young promising European directors organized by the European Film Promotion in collaboration with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film directed by Glen Bay Grant that will be screened as part of this program in Karlovy Vary is titled True Mirror.

True Mirror : Jacqueline works as a relationship coach and she’s used to having everything under control. Including her course participants, her son and herself. One day, however, her carefully constructed world starts to collapse when her son tells her he wants to become independent. Jacqueline now has to confront her own personal integrity and decide whether it stems from the loyalty of others or from a healthy self-confidence…

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PODCAST | David Martos interviews Ricky d’Ambrose, director of the film The Cathedral.

Ricky d’Ambrose, director of The Cathedral, talks to FRED about his joining to the Biennale College Cinema project, and how the plot of The Cathedral has kept seducting him since he was a child.

The Cathedral: An only child’s meditative, impressionistic account of an American family’s rise and fall over two decades.

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