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The Italian Golden Globes like comedy

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- The Market and Latin Lover have amassed the most nominations, while Youth has been left out of the race for Best Film

The Italian Golden Globes like comedy
Latin Lover by Cristina Comencini

The titles duking it out for the foreign press’s 2015 Italian Golden Globe for Best Film are Mia madre [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Nanni Moretti
film profile
]
by Nanni Moretti, Black Souls [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Francesco Munzi
film profile
]
by Francesco Munzi, Leopardi [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Mario Martone
film profile
]
by Mario Martone, Tale of Tales [+see also:
film review
trailer
Q&A: Matteo Garrone
film profile
]
by Matteo Garrone and, a surprise nomination, Fango e gloria by Leonardo Tiberi, a docu-fiction about the Great War, which was a real case of "love at first sight", according to Richard Heuzé, a member of the selection committee. Missing from the five nominated films is Youth [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Paolo Sorrentino
film profile
]
by Paolo Sorrentino, which is instead up for the Globe for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay.

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However, two comedies, Latin Lover [+see also:
trailer
making of
interview: Cristina Comencini
film profile
]
by Cristina Comencini and The Market [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
by Diego Bianchi (also known by his artistic name, Zoro), raked in the highest number of nominations among the various categories, with four each.

During the awards ceremony on 16 June at the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, a Lifetime Achievement Award will also be given to Dante Ferretti, and the winner of the Main Prize of the Foreign Press will be announced, which is bestowed upon one of the films that have been named as candidates this year.

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(Translated from Italian)

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