“Many Wars Ago” Berlinale screening to commemorate Francesco RosiJanuary 14, 2015 - 12:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Berlin International Film Festival will hold a special screening of Many Wars Ago (Uomini Contro) in honor of late Italian director Francesco Rosi, The Hollywood Reporter said. Rosi, winner of Cannes' Palme d'Or in 1972 for The Mattei Affair and the Golden Lion in Venice for Hands Over City in 1963, died on Saturday. He was 92. Rosi was widely considered one of the great masters of European post-war cinema, exploring divisive political issues in his work. Many Wars Ago (1970), is an anti-war drama set on the Italian/Austrian front during World War I and depicts a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the decimated Italian troops. "The loss of Francesco Rosi is the loss of an outstanding filmmaker. With their explosive power, Rosi’s films are still persuasive today. His works are classics of politically engaged cinema," said Berlin Film Festival director Dieter Kosslick. Rosi won Berlin's Silver Bear for best director in 1962 for Salvatore Giuliano. The German festival last honored him with a tribute in 2008, screening 13 of his films and presenting him with a lifetime achievement Golden Bear for his work. The 65th Berlin International Film Festival runs Feb. 5-15. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |