At the halfway point nine films in competition, the passionate encounter Nanni 
Moretti with the Roman public, the Panel Terms Criticism and twinning with Policlinico Gemelli
It took place in a Petrassi Hall filled with so much affection for the Roman filmmaker Nanni Moretti close encounter where the director himself held court and told his life since late age 15 he began to attend the Roman historical cinema that still resist: Farnese, Mignon and New Olimpia where he formed his belief that he would become director blushing questions from a friend of his own age after the graduation exam to which the question what headlights now responded with a growing embarrassment that would not continue university studies, but made film. The Taviani brothers, Fellini and Antonioni are the authors who have shaped. His first role in the film The Portaborse where he plays the corrupt minister. Of the films the scene of the commercial in a dialogue with Moretti Silvio Orlando. But even with Barbagallo producer of films in the 90's then directors of two rookies Lucchetti and the late Mazzacurati with It Happened Tomorrow Night and Italian respectively. Because this production experience? How many directors a kind of sadistic relationship with untested directors!
The Moretti pleasant experiences, however, were those of the Jury of the Festival: twice in Venice and twice in Cannes, as a juror before and after President, but also in Turin and Locarno. Of these experiences it showed an unprecedented backstage with the great film. Moretti is not the view of being able to reach a unanimous judgment because in that case you reward ordinary film to reach a compromise. It was moved by Abbas Kiarostami which in defending the films in competition by convincing the other jurors. A Nanni Moretti in the round, that in addition to describe his profession has moved audiences revealing that he was again attacked by a tumor.
Also Monday to MAXXI After the positive experience of last year, will return the panel "Conditions Criticism", by Mario Sesti. The event intends to become a regular event for in-depth profile, direction and future activity of those who follow the films and writes for a living. The meeting, entitled "From the press to the smartphone: reviews, film critic and video-essay ", with the presence of two prominent critics wanted to emphasize the point about the state of things in the film criticism, by essays by scholars to the headings in the newspapers, from online criticism of videoessay. The presence of Annette Insdorf, Professor of Film Studies at Columbia University and author of "Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes” (Columbia University Press); TO. Scott, film critic of The New York Times, author of "In Praise criticism. Learning to understand the art, recognize the beauty and survive the modern world " (The Assayer) E 'followed a conversation with several voices with the intervention of Italian and international critics.
Tuesday instead of the Rome Film Festival has landed for the first time in the room 
Medicinema film at the University Hospital A. Gemini with two films in the Official Selection reserved to patients and family members of hospitalized people. It starts Tuesday 31 ottobrecon couple therapy for lovers of Alessio Maria Federici with Pietro Sermonti, Ambra Angiolini and Sergio Rubini, while on Friday 3 November at the same time, will be screened Mazinger Z Infinity Japanese director Junji Shimizu - presented at the Film Festival world premiere - dedicated especially to younger pediatric patients and their families. The projections are made thanks to the collaboration started this year by the Film Festival with Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemini and Medicinema Italy Onlus.
But we speak of films in competition:
IT'S LIFE! (THE MEANING OF THE FEAST) The Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache. Much appreciated by critics and audiences
Nakache and Éric Toledano bring to the screen one of the most anticipated events in the life of a couple: the day of the wedding. The film, however, uses the gaze of those who work to make it special, showing all phases of the event, the party organization. Needless to say it will be a long day, full of surprises, twists and big laughs.
CUERNAVACA The Alejandro Andrade Pease. Film of the minor group does not convice.
Andy's life suddenly changes when his mother becomes the victim of an accident. Now there is no one who can take care of him and is forced to move to Cuernavaca, in the house of his paternal grandmother. While the grandmother (Carmen Maura) He does everything to keep him at a distance and seems to hide many secrets, the boy comes into contact with the world so attractive but dangerous of the gardener's son. He decided to start looking for his father alone.
The MOVIE OF MY LIFE | THE MOVIE OF MY LIFE di Selton Mello. A tribute to the cinema with a big Vincet Cassel.
of absence and training story set in Brazil and based on the novel by Antonio Skármeta, "A father from the movie". The protagonist is Tony Terranova, a young man with a deep passion for cinema and poetry, He is struggling with some rites of passage: the first love and a father who abandoned him.
THE HUNGRY in Bornila Chatterjee. The Indian film puts a mortgage on the Prize 
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Based on "Tito Andronico" by Shakespeare, the film follows the story of Tulsi, about to marry Sunny, son of an important business magnate. "We took the negative character of the tragedy - Tamora, Queen of the Goths - and turned it into our protagonist, a single mother and bride-called Tulsi Joshi, which looks at his own wedding in seeking revenge for the brutal murder of his eldest son. I want people to think about how we end up hurt us when we pursue power, blind love and revenge ".
WHO WE ARE NOW in Matthew Newton. Film introverted that arises in the bottom of the ranking of the group from America.
"I wanted to make a film about two women complex - said the director - I thought that the role of Julianne Nicholson, Beth, had the opportunity to give the actress the opportunity to create the kind of character and challenging multi-level men recite since the 40s. Beth has insatiable appetites, a long history and strong emotional outbursts; Julianne and I have worked closely, exploring its reactions in every situation. With the character of Emma Roberts, Jess, we have a young ambitious woman, at the same time sensitive and stubborn, who wants to make a difference. Both are very strong female characters and I was lucky to work with two actresses so brave to interpret ".
Mademoiselle Paradis in Barbara Albert. delightful film that shows a slight face 
Austrian cinema.
The Austrian director brings to the screen the story of Maria Theresia "Resi" Paradis, eighteen years, a blind pianist with an extraordinary talent. Returns lost his sight, literally overnight, when he was only three years. After countless failed medical experiments, her overprotective parents are turning, as a last resort, discussed a "miracle doctor", Franz Anton Mesmer, so the chance of successfully treating the girl could be a source of fame and wealth. The Mesmer's treatment seems to have an almost instant success. Too bad Returns to realize that while the view seems tornarle, his musical talent fades.
The Only Living Boy in New York Marc Webb. Even Rome bends at Amazon! But with a witty film
The film starring Thomas Webb, a recent graduate looking for his place in the world. Everything begins to change when he discovers that his father has an affair with a very attractive young woman. In an effort to separate them, Thomas ends up in bed with her, triggering a series of events that will completely change his life and his beliefs.
valley of Shadows (Valley of Shadows) di Jonas Matzow Gudbrandsen. The only film 
from Northern Europe it displaces us for its traits dream.
At the center of events, set in a small village lost among the sea and the Norwegian mountains, the young Aslak struggling with a tragic event that escapes his comprehension. "I always wanted to make a film that reflected the mind and the perspective of a child. I started to explore the world at the time of my first film Darek - he explained the director - With Skyggenes since I wanted to go over, making a movie where everything was filtered through the eyes of a six year old child. The thoughts and the child's reflections are beautiful and fascinating ".
Hikari (And Then There Was Light) di Tatsushi Ōmori. From drama to thriller pace it is not short if there is half a catastrophic natural event that is full in the Japanese archipelago
The film starring Nobuyuki, father and Mika, glamorous actress, united by a common past and a crime that seems to be buried until the day when Tasuku, the only witness, reappears threatening revenge.