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Gianfranco Rosi

A black and white photo of two men and two horses walking along the shore of a beach. Behind them are clouds and a swirl of sunlight.

Gianfranco Rosi on Pompei: Below the Clouds and Encounters with Time

by Pat Mullen
March 27, 2026
Features/Interviews

An interview with Pompei: Below the Clouds director Gianfranco Rosi about creating a constellation of past, present, and future under the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.

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A black and white photo of Mount Vesuvius and the surrounding landscape of Naples, Italy.

Below the Clouds Review: Rosi’s Travelogue Triptych Visits Napoli

by Barbara Goslawski
September 12, 2025September 24, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

In Below the Clouds, Gianfranco Rosi turns his lens to Italy's Napoli region where Mount Vesuvius looms in a landscape rich with history.

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In Viaggio Review: Saint Rosi Performs a Miracle

by Marc Glassman
March 30, 2023
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In In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis, Gianfranco Rosi follows the religious leader as he pontificates around the world.

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Poitras, Wiseman Represent Docs in Competition at Venice

by Pat Mullen
July 26, 2022
Festivals

Venice Film Festival line-up includes new documentaries by Laura Poitras, Frederick Wiseman, Steve James, Gianfranco Rosi, and more.

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The Human Encounters of Gianfranco Rosi

by Davide Abbatescianni
December 4, 2020August 11, 2021
Festivals

This year’s IDFA offered a retrospective on the striking body of work of the Italian master, the festival’s guest of honour, Gianfranco Rosi.

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TIFF 2020: Notturno Review

by Pat Mullen
September 14, 2020August 14, 2021
Reviews/TIFF

Notturno is observational cinema at in its most provocative and poetic form. A film doesn’t need any words when the images are so strong.

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TIFF Review: ‘Fire at Sea’

by Pat Mullen
September 11, 2016November 29, 2021
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Drift cautiously with Fire at Sea, though, and one will appreciate the depth of Rosi’s waters.

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REVIEW: Sacro GRA

by Pat Mullen
May 9, 2014January 6, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Director Ginafranco Rosi embraces the convoluted system and drives Sacro GRA in circles as he meditates upon a world in transition.

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