The prospect of watching a two-and-a-half hour documentary on Oscar winning film composer Ennio Morricone, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, an Oscar winner himself with “Cinema Paradiso,” saw cineastes stream into the film’s Friday evening world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
There was a quiet gathering on the red carpet for Tornatore and friends, who posed for photos as Morricone’s compelling soundtracks played for arrivals.
Even before the film began, Tornatore received a standing ovation as he entered the auditorium, and the film received a four-minute standing ovation at the end of the screening.
Morricone died while Tornatore was editing the film in 2020, but he lives large on the screen, talking about his work between striking images of cowboys from collaborator Sergio Leone’s films, and the stream of interviews with well-known collaborators across the world, who commented on his work in this Italian-language film. Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino,...
There was a quiet gathering on the red carpet for Tornatore and friends, who posed for photos as Morricone’s compelling soundtracks played for arrivals.
Even before the film began, Tornatore received a standing ovation as he entered the auditorium, and the film received a four-minute standing ovation at the end of the screening.
Morricone died while Tornatore was editing the film in 2020, but he lives large on the screen, talking about his work between striking images of cowboys from collaborator Sergio Leone’s films, and the stream of interviews with well-known collaborators across the world, who commented on his work in this Italian-language film. Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino,...
- 9/11/2021
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
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