Tati, McVicar e Verdone

Posted on March 3, 2010
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Carlo Verdone Daniel McVicar foto by Roby Buscemi

Carlo Verdone Daniel McVicar foto by Roby Buscemi

I attended a marvelous screening from the Museum of Cinema here in Torino yesterday. Jacques Tati’s “Playtime”, an extraordinary film achievement that had recently been restored. The great film, putting Tati’s character Hurlot in a “modern” Paris was introduced and presented by one of Italy’s modern filmmaking treasures, Carlo Verdone.

Carlo Verdone has consistently been an inventive and successful filmmaker. His latest work, Io, Loro e Lara (Me, Them and Lara) is a great critical and box office success.  He was elegant and intelligent, and talked about “Playtime” in a way that put it in perspective with works today, as well as the great works of Buster Keaton.

It was a pleasure to great the Maestro, and enjoy a delicious evening of film magic.

Carlo Verdone Daniel McVicar foto by Roby Buscemi

Carlo Verdone Daniel McVicar foto by Roby Buscemi

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