Matteo Bellinelli Movies
- 1997
In this Swiss-Italian-French co-production, architect Luca (Roberto Citran) goes to the Jewish section of Venice to restore a house where reclusive novelist Elio (Omero Antonutti) lives. When Elio lets Luca read the manuscript of his current novel about a famous composer, Luca begins to imagine himself in the role of the composer. Music by Pino Donaggio who also wrote the film's operatic sequences. Shown at the 1997 Locarno Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Omero Antonutti, Roberto Citran, (more)
- 1991
This anthology documentary of sixteen brief films was put together as part of the celebrations for the 700th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation. While each celebrates some aspect of modern Swiss life or a location in Switzerland, some of them are humorous, some are ironic, and others are straightforward presentations. Some of the more amusing segments include one which depicts the activities of a group of people who are busy re-enacting the drama of William Tell; another shows a Swiss businessman plying his trade in Brazil; another shows two Japanese girls busily practicing that country's characteristic forms of tourism in Switzerland. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Directed by Matteo Bellinelli, this four-part documentary series features profiles and interviews with four late 20th century Native American writers. The titles in this series are Native American Novelists: N. Scott Momaday, profiling the Kiowa writer; Native American Novelists: Leslie Marmon Silko, profiling the Pueblo writer; Native American Novelists: Gerald Vizenor, featuring the Ojibwa writer and University of California at Berkeley professor; and Native American Novelists: James Welch, profiling the writer of Blackfoot and Gros Ventre lineage. Three of the programs are narrated by Robert Lanchester; the Leslie Marmon Silko episode is narrated by Mary Martello. ~ Steve Blackburn, All Movie Guide
