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A young Italian man with brown curly hair crouches over a dry patch of earth in a vineyard, holding a handful of white clay.

Low Lies the Land Review: A Heavenly Vintage with Tasting Notes of Eco Doc

by Pat Mullen
September 11, 2026
Reviews/TIFF

Families in Italy's Piemonte region deal with the impact of climate change on their vineyards in Low Lies the Land and confront the threat that their traditions may end.

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A young Italian man with brown curly hair crouches over a dry patch of earth in a vineyard, holding a handful of white clay.

Low Lies the Land Savours the Pace of Piemonte’s Wine Country

by Pat Mullen
September 10, 2026
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Low Lies the Land director Emanuele Gerosa on capturing the complexity and unhurried life in Piemonte's wine country.

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Fashion mogul Brunello Cucinelli is an Italian man in his early 70s. He is pictured sitting on a bale of hay surrounded by a herd of goats. He is wearing a beige jacket and grey sweater with tan pants. He has grey hair and is smiling.

Brunello: The Gracious Visionary Review – Self-Congratulation Is So Last Season

by Pat Mullen
July 23, 2026
Reviews

Brunello: The Gracious Visionary offers a handsome doc portrait of fashion mogul Brunello Cucinelli, but one that's far too self-serving for its own good.

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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, 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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Gianluca Matarrese Talks GEN_ and the Politics of Intimacy

by Pat Mullen
January 24, 2025
Features/Interviews/Sundance

An interview with Gen_ director Gianluca Matarrese about his Sundance documentary that observes a Milanese doctor dedicated to fertility and trans rights.

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Salvatore, Shoemaker of Dreams Review: The Shoe Fits

by Pat Mullen
November 17, 2022
Reviews

Luca Guadagnino offers a doc portrait of shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo that's chic and comfy in Salvatore, Shoemaker of Dreams.

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Bloom Up: A Swinger Couple Story Review – Let’s Get Physical

by Pat Mullen
August 11, 2022
Reviews

Bloom Up: A Swinger Couple's Story is an intimate observation of an Italian couple who keeps their relationship fresh by spicing up their sex life in this portrait of polyamory.

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Il Posto Review: In Search of a Steady Job

by Pat Mullen
May 8, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Il Postoo / A Steady Job observes Italy's job market in a state of crisis and asks what it says about society when we afford so little security to frontline workers.

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TIFF 2021: Futura Review

by Pat Mullen
September 16, 2021
Reviews/TIFF

Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, and Alice Rohrwacher tour Italy to ask youths how they feel about the life ahead in Futura, a refreshingly open debate about where we want to go.

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