The Paper's reporter Cheng Xiaojun
On the evening of May 11, local time, Italy's most important film awards, the 66th David di Donatello Awards, were announced in Rome. "I Want to Hide", which received 15 nominations, laughed to the end, including seven trophies including best picture, best director and best actor.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, public places in Italy, including cinemas and theaters, are currently in the preparatory stage before reopening. However, the Presentation Officia de Rome ceremony was held at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, with all finalists and guests invited to attend.
Directed by Giorgio Diritti and starring Elio Germano, I Want to Hide presents the twists and turns of the self-taught Italian artist Antonio Ligapol. Ligapol is known as the "Italian Van Gogh", and the style of the works is simple and sincere. He lost his parents at an early age, lived at the bottom of society, suffered from mental illness, went into several mental hospitals, and was ridiculed and spurned by the world; only when he picked up a paintbrush did he seem to find the belonging of his soul.
Poster of "I Want to Hide"
Much of the success of "I Want to Hide" depends heavily on the brilliant performance of the 40-year-old Italian actor Elio Germano. In fact, he is very different from the suffering Ligapol in terms of image and temperament, but after surviving the cruel slimming process, he restored the life of Ligapol between madmen and artists with excellent acting skills.
At the 2020 Berlin Film Festival, Germano won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for "I Want to Hide"; this time winning the David Award is also well deserved. It is worth mentioning that another film starring Germano, "Bad Story", was also nominated for several awards such as this year's Best Picture, and finally won a Best Editing Award.
Sophia Rowland (right) won the Best Actress Award for "Coming to Japan" and is also the winner of this year's David Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
Italian national treasure artist Sophia Loren won the Best Actress Award for "Coming to Japan" and is also the winner of this year's David Award for Lifetime Achievement. Directed by Sophia Roland and Edoardo Ponti, the son of the famous Italian producer Carlo Ponti, the 86-year-old plays Rosa, a Holocaust survivor and former prostitute, who is now in charge of caring for the children of young prostitutes and enjoys her old age, but the arrival of a homeless child who is accustomed to street theft makes her have to worry more.
Stills from "Coming to Japan"
Produced by Netflix, "The Long Coming to Japan" is a feature film by Sophia Roland for a decade. "It's hard to believe that it's been more than sixty years since I first won the David Award." When Sophia Roland came to the stage to accept the award, she said, "But on this night, my mood is just the same as before, and I feel more excited. She also said she would share the best actress award with Ibrahima Gueye, a 12-year-old young actor who starred with her, praising him as "very talented."
The awards ceremony was presided over by actress Piera Detassis, the current president of the Italian Film Academy. In her speech, she specifically mentioned that in the 66-year history of the David Awards, no woman has ever won the Best Director Award. This year, two female directors were shortlisted for the award, Susanna Nicchiarelli, who directed Miss Marx, and Emma Dante, who directed Makaluso' Past, but unfortunately failed to make history.
In addition to the above winners and works, the documentary "My Name is Francisco Totti", which focuses on the Italian meritorious footballer and former Roma captain, won the Best Documentary Award; the "World War I" film "1917" won the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
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