Gianfranco rosi explores romes grande a the most extensive urban highway in italy, in this intriguing but allovertheplace docu. The people who live here answer to imaginative names. Over the course of two years, rosi filmed the outsiders, outcasts, and bohemiansmany with. Gianfranco rosi s powerful filmmaking has just earned him a golden bear for fire at sea, and here in below sea level he repeats his winning formula. He is a director and cinematographer, known for fire at sea 2016. Like below sea level 2008, about a group of misfits in california, or sacro gra 20, which. Storie di ordinaria follia di una comunita di homeless che sopravvivono sotto il livello del mare documentario, italia, usa, 2008. I know colleagues who pride themselves on making or breaking someones career. Storie di ordinaria follia di una comunita di homeless che sopravvivono sotto il livello del mare.
He shot his 2008 work below sea level revolving around a community of disparate california flatland. Venice italo helmer gianfranco rosis fresh docu sacro gra, about people living on the fringe along the ring road around rome, is the winner of the venice film. Gianfranco rosi has emerged as one of the most awarded and provocative documentarians working today. In a similar spirit, fire at sea examines a ceaseless mass movement through the paradoxical method of constructing a deep sense of place. He is a director and cinematographer, known for fuocoammare 2016, sacro gra 20 and below sea level 2008. Theyre not some hippie colony, just a group of people who have turned their backs on society and want to be left alone. Gianfranco rosis powerful filmmaking has just earned him a golden bear for fire at sea, and here in below sea level he repeats his winning formula. Below sea level di gianfranco rosi italiausa, 2008, 105 in una. Mostra del cinema di venezia, i premi miglior film e giuria giovani al. Sacro gra is the first documentary film to win golden lion in history of the. Gianfranco rosi celebrity profile check out the latest gianfranco rosi photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Scott, fire at sea is not the documentary youd expect about the migrant.
In april 2017, fox lorber released the gianfranco rosi collection. His film below sea level won the orizzonti doc award at the 65th venice. In 1985 vestigde hij zich in new york, waar hij film. Rosis previous film, sacro gra 20, presented glimpses of various peoples lives on and around a single location, the highway that encircles rome. The gianfranco rosi collection includes four of his greatest films. The gianfranco rosi collection below sea level, boatman, fire at. Gianfranco rosi was born in 1964 in asmara, eritrea. Sacro gra 20, winner of the golden lion at the venice film festival, is an engaging tour of romes ring road, populated by a fascinating group of eccentrics.
Gianfranco rosi biowiki, net worth, married 2018 gianfranco rosi was born in 1964 in asmara, eritrea. Below sea level, a 2008 film by gianfranco rosi director disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title sea level. Thus the italian film giovannas father and the ethiopian. To mention few it is his documentaries afterwords 2011 and below sea level 2008. The finished film is based on roughly 50% of the material shot for a much larger project. Two weeks ago, gianfranco rosi won the prestigious golden lion award at the venice film festival with his latest movie sacro gra. At first, i judged this documentary, below sea level 2008, a bit harshly. The great thing about an event like qumra, the yearly industry meetup organized by the doha film institute to inspire and connect filmmakers with the world of cinema business, is that one gets to discover wonderful gems. Gianfranco rosi talks documentary challenges, upcoming projects. Although i thoroughly enjoyed a doc rosi had made on varanasi, india and the bordering ganges some years ago, i felt this one in 2008 had become too slick, or too ordered, or too scriptedalmost fictional. Sep 28, 2016brooklyn, nyfrom friday, october 28, through thursday, november 3.
Below sea level below sea level 2008 film cinemagia. Gianfranco rosi born 30 november 1963 is an italian director, cinematographer, producer and screenwriter. It is a portrait of survival in the face of personal disaster, as these flies and mosquitoes who call this outpost their home refuse to be swatted. Below sea level, which documents the handtomouth existence of california flatland squatters rosi switches continents to spend 5 years chronicling the people who have left normal society behind to eke out a life in the californian desert. Fiflr 2016 rencontre avec gianfranco rosi on vimeo. While darren aronofskys the wrestler won the festivals biggest prize, if you take a look at all the collateral awards, quite a few films emerge.
South floridas rising seas sea level rise documentary duration. On this bare, arid plain, we see a mobile home here and there, a car or an impromptu house. The gianfranco rosi collection below sea level, boatman. Slumdog, reader, right one among 2009 european film. Lo studio colloca le due opere allinterno delle caratteristiche. The 65th venice international film festival, one of the most prestigious in the world with cannes and berlin, closed on september 6th. Gianfranco rosi feature documentary italy, france 2016 109 min colour dcp2k. City, california, below sea level, little seen in the us to date. There were several attempts by rosi to be recognised in the major scene before.
His documentary about rome, sacro gra, won the golden lion at venice in 20. And not only the up and coming filmmakers whose projects were featured in this fourth edition, some of which are definitely heading to cannes. Below sea level, which he directed, photographed and produced, premiered in venice in 2008 and won the orizzonti doc award, the grand prix and prix des jeunes at cinema du reel paris and was nominated for the european film academy awards 2009. While italy also submitted the berlin golden bear winner for. Below sea level is thrilling, uncomfortable, mischievous and totally alive in every frame. Dieci anni di cinema nascosto di umberto berlenghini, 250 pp, 2012 prezzo di copertina. Straight after graduating from film school in new york university, gianfranco started his career in the industry while undertaking small roles within film production companies. Gianfranco rosis fire at sea was one of nine films to gain a slot on the academys shortlist for best documentary last week. Agnes, burma vj among european film award doc nominees. Il saggio esamina lesservazione della periferia di roma a ridosso del grande raccordo anulare gra nel film di gianfranco rosi sacro gra. Rosi spent five years shooting below sea level 2008, which documents the handtomouth existence of california flatland squatters. Kino lorber documents the gianfranco rosi collection. Below sea level bellaria film festival bellaria igea. His observational films artfully and sympathetically.
During a five year period an italian filmmaker documents the world of downontheirluck individuals who live in a californian desert trying to get by one day at a time. Theyre not some hippie colony, just a group of people who have. None of them has more than a vehicle, a dog and some clothes. Why migrants will risk death to escape fire at sea. The italian director, who also has below sea level revealed in the orizzonti. His film sacro gra won golden lion at 70th venice international film festival. A few years ago, such a film might have been treated in the same vein as rosis earlier efforts. Sacro gra is the first documentary film to win golden lion in history of the venice film festival and the first italian film to win in fifteen years, after gianni amelios the way we laughed won the award in 1998.