The Eyes of Tammy Faye directed by Michael Showalter will open and Marvel Studios’ Eternals will close the sixteenth Rome Film Fest taking place October 14 – 24, 2021. Rome Film Fest will also celebrate Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye, based on a true story, is a look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of the televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, portrayed by Jessica Chastain.
Eternals, the third film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – directed by Chloé Zhao, stars Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, with Kit Harington and Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie.
Tim Burton said, “To receive this honor from the Rome Film Fest is very special for me. Fellini, Mario Bava, Dario Argento have all been major inspirations in my life and receiving it in Rome, a place I love, a city where you feel like you’re starring in your own film, is very emotional”.
Quentin Tarantino said: “There was a time in my life where I’d watch any Italian movie. And I spent the better part of my career making my version of those movies. So, to get a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rome Film Festival, is fantastico!”.
Official Selection of 2021 Rome Film Fest
Opening Film
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
by Michael Showalter, United States, 2021, 126 ‘
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio, Sam Jaeger, Fredric Lehne.
L’ARMINUTA | GIRL RETURNED – L’ARMINUTA
by Giuseppe Bonito, Italy, Switzerland, 2021, 110 ’
Cast: Sofia Fiore, Carlotta De Leonardis, Vanessa Scalera, Fabrizio Ferracane, Elena Lietti, Andrea Fuorto, Stefano Petruzziello, Giovanni Francesco Palombaro Fiorita.
BECOMING COUSTEAU
by Liz Garbus, United States, 2021, 93 ‘| Doc |
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a director, an explorer, an environmentalist, an inventor.
C’MON C’MON
by Mike Mills, Stati Uniti, 2021, 108’
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster, Jaboukie Young-White.
CHARLOTTE
by Éric Warin, Tahir Rana, Canada, France, Belgium, 2021, 92 ‘
With the voices of: Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory, Sophie Okonedo, Mark Strong.
CYRANO
by Joe Wright, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, United States, 2021, 124 ‘
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn.
FARHA
by Darin J. Sallam, Giordania, Svezia, Arabia Saudita, 2021, 92′
Cast: Karam Taher, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman, Tala Gammoh, Majd Eid, Samuel Kaczorowski.
FRANK MILLER – AMERICAN GENIUS
by Silenn Thomas, United States, 2021, 109 ‘| Doc |
JAG ÄR ZLATAN | I AM ZLATAN | ZLATAN
by Jens Sjögren, Switzerland, 2021, 100 ‘
Cast: Granit Rushiti, Dominic Andersson Bajraktati, Cedomir Glisovic, Merima Dizdarevic, Linda Haziri, Selma Mesanovic.
LES JEUNES AMANTS | THE YOUNG LOVERS
by Carine Tardieu, Francia, Belgio, 2021, 112 ‘
Cast: Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud, Cécile de France, Florence Loiret-Caille, Sharif Andura, Sarah Henochsberg.
THE LOST LEONARDO
by Andreas Koefoed, Denmark, France, Sweden, 2021, 100 ‘| Doc |
MEDITERRÁNEO | MEDITERRANEAN: THE LAW OF THE SEA | OPEN ARMS – THE LAW OF THE SEA
by Marcel Barrena, Spain, Greece, 2021, 112 ‘
Cast: Eduard Fernández, Dani Rovira, Anna Castillo, Sergi López, Àlex Monner, Melika Foroutan.
MI NOVIA ES LA REVOLUCIÓN | MY GIRL IS THE REVOLUTION
di Marcelino Islas Hernández, Messico, 2021, 104 ’
Cast: Sofía Islas Herrerías, Ana Valeria Becerril, Flor Edwarda Gurrola, Martha Claudia Moreno, Renata López, Mauro Sanchez Navarro.
NORDSJØEN | THE NORTH SEA
by John Andreas Andersen, Norway, 2021, 100 ‘
Cast: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Henrik Bjelland, Bjørn Floberg, Anneke von der Lippe.
PASSING
by Rebecca Hall, City Uniti, 2021, 98 ’
Cast: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe- Legacy, Alexander Skarsgård.
UNA PELÍCULA SOBRE PAREJAS | A FILM ABOUT COUPLES
by Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada, Dominican Republic, 2021, 88 ‘
Cast: Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada, Lia Estrada Cabral, Carlos M. Matos, Cristina Violines, Alex Saint- Hilaire.
PROMISES
by Amanda Sthers, Italia, 2021, 113’
Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino, Kelly Reilly, Jean Reno, Cara Theobold, Kris Marshall, Deepak Verma, Leon Hesby, Ginnie Watson.
SAMI
by Habib Bavi Sajed, Iran, 2021, 75’
Cast: Saeed Negravi, Amineh Abeyyat, Mina Daqaqeleh.
TERRORIZERS
by Ho Wi-ding, Taiwan, 2021, 127’
Cast: Austin Lin Bo Hong, Moon Lee, Annie Chen, JC Lin, Ding Ning, Yao Ai-ning.
TUSIND TIMER | A THOUSAND HOURS
by Carl Moberg, Svezia, Danimarca, 2021, 101’
Cast: Josefine Tvermoes, Anders Manley, Alba August, Kenneth M. Christensen, Anna Asp, Ferdinand Falsen Hiis.
YI MIAO ZHONG | ONE SECOND
by Zhang Yimou, Cina, 2021, 104’
Cast: Zhang Yi, Liu Haocun, Fan Wei, Yu Ailei, Zhang Shaobo, Li Yan.
YUNI
by Kamila Andini, Indonesia, Singapore, Francia, Australia, 2021, 95’
Cast: Arawinda Kirana, Kevin Ardilova, Dimas Aditya, Marissa Anita, Asmara Abigail, Muhammad Khan.
ZGJOI | HIVE
by Blerta Basholli, Kosovo, 2021, 84’
Cast: Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, Molikë Maxhuni.