Veteran Italian auteur Gianni Amelio rose to prominence with Oscar-nominated “Open Doors” (1990) and also “Stolen Children,” which won the 1992 Cannes Grand Prix. He won the Venice Golden Lion in 1998 with period drama “The Way We Laughed” and competed again in Venice with “A Lonely Hero” in 2013. Amelio’s more recent work comprises “Hammamet,” a portrait of disgraced late Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi’s final years in Tunisia.
Amelio is back in Venice with “Lord of the Ants” a biopic of Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti, who was jailed in 1968, after a four-year trial due to a Fascist-era anti-gay law. Pic, which is produced by Simone Gattoni and Marco Bellocchio, stars Luigi Lo Cascio (“The Ties”) as Braibanti, who was convicted after a complaint from his younger partner’s father, who later forced his son to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in an ill-conceived attempt to rid him of his homosexuality.
Amelio is back in Venice with “Lord of the Ants” a biopic of Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti, who was jailed in 1968, after a four-year trial due to a Fascist-era anti-gay law. Pic, which is produced by Simone Gattoni and Marco Bellocchio, stars Luigi Lo Cascio (“The Ties”) as Braibanti, who was convicted after a complaint from his younger partner’s father, who later forced his son to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in an ill-conceived attempt to rid him of his homosexuality.
- 9/10/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Prominent arthouse sales company The Match Factory has closed multiple sales on Italian auteur Gianni Amelio’s Venice competition title “Lord of the Ants” ahead of its Venice premiere on Tuesday.
The Match Factory has sealed deals on Amelio’s latest work – which is a biopic of Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti, who was jailed in 1968 due to a Fascist-era anti-gay law – that will ensure the film’s theatrical release in Australia/New Zealand (Palace Films); Japan (Zazie Films); Spain (Surtsey Films); Sweden (TriArt Film) and Greece (Ama Films). Further deals are in negotiation, the company said.
Braibanti was convicted after a complaint from his partner’s father, who later forced his son to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in an ill-conceived attempt to rid him of his homosexuality. The Fascist-era law that punished Braibanti, which made it a crime to lead innocent or unwary people “morally” astray,...
The Match Factory has sealed deals on Amelio’s latest work – which is a biopic of Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti, who was jailed in 1968 due to a Fascist-era anti-gay law – that will ensure the film’s theatrical release in Australia/New Zealand (Palace Films); Japan (Zazie Films); Spain (Surtsey Films); Sweden (TriArt Film) and Greece (Ama Films). Further deals are in negotiation, the company said.
Braibanti was convicted after a complaint from his partner’s father, who later forced his son to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in an ill-conceived attempt to rid him of his homosexuality. The Fascist-era law that punished Braibanti, which made it a crime to lead innocent or unwary people “morally” astray,...
- 9/6/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The first official trailer for the upcoming fear flick that finds Spanish filmmaker Alex de la Iglesia (The Last Circus, Witching and Bitching) serving as producer, Shrew's Nest, is here and it's looking pretty damned good. Check it out!
Shrew's Nest will mark the feature debut of Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel. The filmmakers describe the project as being a character-driven horror story with a strong focus on drama, comparing it to films like The Shining, Misery and Repulsion.
Carolina Bang and Kiko Martinez will also produce with Blancanieves' Pedro Ruigómez on as line producer, and it will feature make up effects by Pan's Labyrinth veteran Pepe Quetglas.
Shrew's Nest stars Macarena Gomez (Witching and Bitching), Nadia de Santiago (Niños Robados), Luis Tosar (Sleep Tight, Cell 211) and Hugo Silva (Witching and Bitching).
Synopsis
Spain, the 1950s. Montse is no longer a young woman. She lost the blush of youth caring for her little sister,...
Shrew's Nest will mark the feature debut of Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel. The filmmakers describe the project as being a character-driven horror story with a strong focus on drama, comparing it to films like The Shining, Misery and Repulsion.
Carolina Bang and Kiko Martinez will also produce with Blancanieves' Pedro Ruigómez on as line producer, and it will feature make up effects by Pan's Labyrinth veteran Pepe Quetglas.
Shrew's Nest stars Macarena Gomez (Witching and Bitching), Nadia de Santiago (Niños Robados), Luis Tosar (Sleep Tight, Cell 211) and Hugo Silva (Witching and Bitching).
Synopsis
Spain, the 1950s. Montse is no longer a young woman. She lost the blush of youth caring for her little sister,...
- 6/30/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
We've been keeping a close eye on upcoming Spanish horror Shrew's Nest - the debut feature from Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel, produced by the iconic Alex de la Iglesia and starring Macarena Gomez (Sexy Killer, Witching & Bitching), Nadia de Santiago (Niños Robados), Luis Tosar (Sleep Tight, Cell 211) and Hugo Silva (Witching & Bitching). And with the film now nearing completion international sales agents Film Factory Entertainment have released the first trailer.Spain, the 1950s. Montse is no longer a young woman. She lost the blush of youth caring for her little sister, holed up in a sinister apartment in downtown Madrid.Their mother died giving birth to the little one and their father couldn't handle it. He fled like a coward and left the...
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- 6/28/2014
- Screen Anarchy
We told you about cult Spanish filmmaker Alex de la Iglesia (The Last Circus, Witching and Bitching) serving as producer on the latest slice of Spanish shivers heading our way, Shrew's Nest, a couple of weeks ago. Now we have a better look at the artwork for ya!
Iglesia is producing a film called Shrew's Nest, which will mark the feature debut of Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel. The filmmakers describe the project as being a character-driven horror story with a strong focus on drama, comparing it to films like The Shining, Misery and Repulsion.
Carolina Bang and Kiko Martinez will also produce with Blancanieves' Pedro Ruigómez on as line producer, and it will feature make up effects by Pan's Labyrinth veteran Pepe Quetglas.
Shrew's Nest stars Macarena Gomez (Witching and Bitching), Nadia de Santiago (Niños Robados), Luis Tosar (Sleep Tight, Cell 211) and Hugo Silva (Witching and Bitching).
Synopsis
Spain,...
Iglesia is producing a film called Shrew's Nest, which will mark the feature debut of Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel. The filmmakers describe the project as being a character-driven horror story with a strong focus on drama, comparing it to films like The Shining, Misery and Repulsion.
Carolina Bang and Kiko Martinez will also produce with Blancanieves' Pedro Ruigómez on as line producer, and it will feature make up effects by Pan's Labyrinth veteran Pepe Quetglas.
Shrew's Nest stars Macarena Gomez (Witching and Bitching), Nadia de Santiago (Niños Robados), Luis Tosar (Sleep Tight, Cell 211) and Hugo Silva (Witching and Bitching).
Synopsis
Spain,...
- 4/30/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Though he's made a name for himself by directing films like The Last Circus and Witching and Bitching, cult Spanish filmmaker Alex de la Iglesia is next set to don the hat of producer, and we've got all the details for ya today. Dig in!
As per Twitch, Iglesia is producing a film called Shrew's Nest, which will mark the feature debut of Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel. The filmmakers describe the project as being a character-driven horror story with a strong focus on drama, comparing it to films like The Shining, Misery and Repulsion.
Carolina Bang and Kiko Martinez will also produce with Blancanieves' Pedro Ruigómez on as line producer, and it will feature make up effects by Pan's Labyrinth veteran Pepe Quetglas.
Shrew's Nest stars Macarena Gomez (Witching and Bitching), Nadia de Santiago (Niños Robados), Luis Tosar (Sleep Tight, Cell 211) and Hugo Silva (Witching and Bitching).
Synopsis
Spain,...
As per Twitch, Iglesia is producing a film called Shrew's Nest, which will mark the feature debut of Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel. The filmmakers describe the project as being a character-driven horror story with a strong focus on drama, comparing it to films like The Shining, Misery and Repulsion.
Carolina Bang and Kiko Martinez will also produce with Blancanieves' Pedro Ruigómez on as line producer, and it will feature make up effects by Pan's Labyrinth veteran Pepe Quetglas.
Shrew's Nest stars Macarena Gomez (Witching and Bitching), Nadia de Santiago (Niños Robados), Luis Tosar (Sleep Tight, Cell 211) and Hugo Silva (Witching and Bitching).
Synopsis
Spain,...
- 4/4/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
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