“Many Wars Ago” Berlinale screening to commemorate Francesco RosiJanuary 14, 2015 - 12:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Berlin International Film Festival will hold a special screening of Many Wars Ago (Uomini Contro) in honor of late Italian director Francesco Rosi, The Hollywood Reporter said. Rosi, winner of Cannes' Palme d'Or in 1972 for The Mattei Affair and the Golden Lion in Venice for Hands Over City in 1963, died on Saturday. He was 92. Rosi was widely considered one of the great masters of European post-war cinema, exploring divisive political issues in his work. Many Wars Ago (1970), is an anti-war drama set on the Italian/Austrian front during World War I and depicts a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the decimated Italian troops. "The loss of Francesco Rosi is the loss of an outstanding filmmaker. With their explosive power, Rosi’s films are still persuasive today. His works are classics of politically engaged cinema," said Berlin Film Festival director Dieter Kosslick. Rosi won Berlin's Silver Bear for best director in 1962 for Salvatore Giuliano. The German festival last honored him with a tribute in 2008, screening 13 of his films and presenting him with a lifetime achievement Golden Bear for his work. The 65th Berlin International Film Festival runs Feb. 5-15. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |