Monica Bellucci Has ‘Never’ Done Anything Like ‘Ketticè’: ‘I Was on Set in My Pajamas With a Knife in My Hand and Slippers on My Feet’

Do you think Monica Bellucci has done it all? Think again. “I’ve never done anything like that,” she tells Variety about her role in “Ketticè.” Directed by Giovanni Tortorici, the film premiered at Locarno.  “I was on set in my pajamas with a knife in my hand and slippers on my feet. This woman has abandoned her…

The Italian filmmaker came to the Swiss festival to speak about his ex-assistant Giovanni Tortorici's second feature about young people, failed by schools and adults, whose cast includes Monica Bellucci.

Call Me By Your Name and Challengers director Luca Guadagnino is set to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (September 2nd – 12th, 2026). The award is bestowed on “a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industr

Films about Philly’s rumba dance roots to the femme-powered emcees who built hip-hop will take center stage at this year’s festival. All made by people who call the city home.