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Sep 8, 2022 · Lord of the Ants: Directed by Gianni Amelio. With Luigi Lo Cascio, Elio Germano, Sara Serraiocco, Leonardo Maltese. Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti is jailed in 1968 under a law criminalizing grooming.
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- 2022-09-08
Lord of the Ants (Italian: Il signore delle formiche, literally "The Lord of the Ants") is a 2022 Italian biographical drama film co-written and directed by Gianni Amelio. The film was entered into the main competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.
Sep 6, 2022 · Veteran director Gianni Amelio returns with 'Lord of the Ants,' a stately biopic of gay Italian author Aldo Braibanti, centered on his 1960s prosecution on archaic charges of...
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Sep 4, 2022 · Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy,, Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely of age...
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Sep 6, 2022 · However, Gianni Amelio’s Italian post-WWII drama The Lord of the Ants (Il Signore Delle Formiche) flips this idea around. It examines why strict societies foster cultures of oppression...
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Sep 6, 2022 · With its sombre orchestral music by go-to Italian film score composer Nicola Piovani and its old school Cinecittà craft values, Lord Of The Ants is at its best when it sticks most closely to...