Bye, Bye, Roma!

It's starting to feel like goodbye in the MINI Lounge. The weather has improved again, and everyone's a little bit melancholy, given that the festival has now concluded. However, there is also a feeling that much has been accomplished, and a hope that everything has been done well. After the storms of recent days, an English rain accompanies the final stages of the festival, and brings it to its unavoidable end. more

Ciao Fabrizio De André!

Ten years ago, one of the true greats of Italian music left us:  Fabrizio de André. This time of year, many people who revered him back then once again turn their minds to him, both within and outside the borders of Italy. Even cinema legend Wim Wenders celebrated him as one of the greatest contemporary artists, likening him to Bob Dylan. more

From the CineMINI to Morricone

The Auditorium is not home to the entire festival. The enormous cinema event is a festival that involves the entire city, with many events organized over these ten days in October. The events are all related to cinema - some more, some less. And accordingly, the Festival internazionale del Film di Roma also inspires many to discover, or re-discover, a multitude of more or less famous corners of Rome. more

The bad girls of Italian cinema

This is a festival for the bad girls. Perverse teenagers, evil women, prostitutes and sadists who kill animals, or who torment men. The cinema seems to have left behind the old stereotypes, opening itself up to the portrayal of unique personalities and interpersonal dynamics which are typical to today's society. more

Elio Germano and the (creative) youth of today

Creative people. Like Elio Germano, lead actor of Danile Vicari's film Il passato é una terra straniera, the preview of which was held yesterday evening. Elio Germano's face was the first we saw upon our arrival at the MINI Lounge. It's the face of an uncomplicated man with absolutely no airs or graces, wearing jeans and a T-shirt. He attends this Hollywood party in the company of the director, and reveals interesting aspects of how the film was made, such as the extraordinary acting talent of one Michele Riondino: "He has a lot of experience to draw on...I've done more film, but he's done more theater," Elio admits. more

The Icy Eyes of a Gunslinger

The return of the sun to the festival didn't mean that things slowed down in the MINI Lounge: We are working feverishly on preparations for the arrival of Ed Harris, the second guest on A Tea with MINI Ciak. The director and actor attended the preview of his western Appaloosa yesterday, which stars Viggo Mortensen (today also present for the preview of Good, in which he plays the leading role) and Jeremy Irons in the lead roles. more