Perhaps Italy feels left out in the cold, what with the success of British, Bollywood, Chinese and even Spanish films starting to do well in world markets and the US... and they have apparently decided that with the beginnings of interest because of the HBO "Rome" series (which 'finales' this weekend), they might stir up the historical pasta pot and come up with some new controversial subjects.
SO where will they mining data? Mussolini's Fascist period, of course!
First story to get the nod according to Variety is the long untold story of Benito's namesake and illegitimate kid ---
Yawn.
What else ya got?
SO where will they mining data? Mussolini's Fascist period, of course!
First story to get the nod according to Variety is the long untold story of Benito's namesake and illegitimate kid ---
"Last week, Marco Bellocchio confirmed he is prepping a feature that will tackle the long-suppressed tale of Mussolini's illegitimate son, also named Benito, who died at age 27 in a mental institution where he had been relegated by fascist militiamen eager to erase proof of his existence. Though known to historians, this is a skeleton that had been buried inside the country's collective closet.
"It's an Italian tragedy; a largely unknown story, which I think will cause lots of discussion," says Bellocchio.
Yawn.
What else ya got?
Meanwhile, Marco Tullio Giordana, best known Stateside for his absorbing 1968-generation epic "Best of Youth" next month will start shooting "Crazy Blood," a biopic about fascist-era thesping couple Osvaldo Valenti and Luisa Ferida, both shot dead in 1945, just as WWII ended, by partisans angered over their fascist connections. Monica Bellucci will play the Mussolini-era diva, star of Alessandro Blasetti's 1940 hit epic "The Iron Crown."
Well, that's a little bit better. Monica B is such a hottie. She could get me excited reading the phone book. The SALT LAKE CITY phonebook.
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