PAOLO DEL BROCCO

But Pinocchio finds it hard to be good. Easily led astray, he tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits through a fantastical world full of imaginative creatures – from the belly of a giant fish, to the Land Of Toys and the Field Of Miracles. His loyal friend, the Fairy, tries to make him see that his dream — to become a real boy — can never come true until Pinocchio finally changes his ways.

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THE DELUGE
Starring Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent, Aurore Broutin, Hugo Dillon, Fabrizio Rongione, Anouk Darwin Homewood, Vidal Arzoni, Tom Hudson, Roxane Duran and Jérôme Chappatte. Directed by Gianluca Jodice.

NOTTURNO
Directed by Gianfranco Rosi.

FUORI
Starring Valeria Golino, Matilda De Angelis, Elodie, Corrado Fortuna, Francesco Gheghi, Antonio Gerardi, Carolina Rosi, Daphne Scoccia, Francesco Siciliano and Sonia Zhou Fenxia. Directed by Mario Martone.

Rome, 1980. Unable to get her novel The Art of Joy published – a book she has been working on for a decade – author Goliarda Sapienza finds herself briefly imprisoned after she steals some jewellery from a wealthy friend as a provocation. However, the experience turns out to be life-changing: Goliarda discovers a world without class barriers and forms a deep bond with some of the younger inmates, including repeat offender and political activist Roberta.

After their release and over the course of a sweltering summer, the women continue to meet. Her friends’ stories and struggles for independence liberate Goliarda, who re-discovers the joy of living and the drive to write again.