Tornatore unveils 'Baaria'

 
International News: Monica Bellucci stars in Sicilian epic -- Sales will kick off in Cannes on Giuseppe Tornatore’s big-budget “Baaria,” a personal epic spanning three generations of intricate life in a Sicilian village and starring an ensemble cast comprising Monica Bellucci, among other A-list Italo thesps. [link]

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Photos: Bong Joon Ho, Leos Carax, and Michel Gondry’s Tokyo!

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Cannes, Kingdom of the Unintentionally Comedic Posters

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