13/07/2015 - KARLOVY VARY 2015: The film by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, produced by Luca Guadagnino, does not yet have an Italian distributor; the Audience Award went to Sorrentino’s Youth

Received with a long round of applause from a hall packed with more than 1,200 people, Antonia [+see also:
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Produced by Luca Guadagnino with his Frenesy Film Company, as well as by Marco Morabito, the movie has been requested by other festivals and by a number of international distributors. It has not yet secured national distribution, but according to the title’s press office, some deals are apparently being finalised.

The film retraces the last ten years in the life of poetess Antonia Pozzi (played by Linda Caridi), who lived in Milan during Mussolini’s dictatorship. 

Another Italian success at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival was that enjoyed by Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)