The race towards the Oscar for the film “Nostalgia” by Mario Martone begins; the film is nominated by Italy for the best international film. Just over a hundred days after the 'night of the stars', the director flew to New York for the American premiere at the festival Italy On Screen Today New York conceived and directed by Loredana Commonara. The Oscar night is scheduled for March 12; the entry of "Nostalgia" in the shortlist is not obvious, the deadline was October 3 but the Academy has not yet released the complete list of films in competition.
"Nostalgia" begins the climb to the coveted statuette with the five Silver ribbons won at Cannes including Best Director, Leading and Supporting Actor. On 21 December Martone will know if his latest film effort will be included in the shortlist of 15 films, from which the nominations will be announced on 24 January.
Nostalgia
“A neorealist film with non-actors around an extraordinary cast led by Pierfrancesco Favino. A tragic film that speaks to the world ”. So Martone at the press conference at Consulate of Italy in New York, in which he explained that Ermanno Rea's 'Dostoyevsky' novel convinced him that it could have been “the starting point for a journey”. An adventure, for a Neapolitan like him, in one of the districts of Napoli poorer and more picturesque, theater of the films of Toto and masterpieces of neorealism such as “L'Oro di Napoli” and “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” by Vittorio De Sica.
A Naples that in the film "becomes the place of an Italy of the future”Where immigrants live side by side with the Neapolitans. Produced by Picomedia, Mad Entertainment in association with Medusa film “Nostalgia - underlines Martone - tells a neighborhood but speaks to the world”. “It is a film that conquers the mind and heart of those who live far from his hometown”. Loredana Commonara said that she anticipated by a month her review for the debut at the Bryant Park Hotel in front of an audience composed of some members of theAcademy.
