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Stars: Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, George Eastman, Serena Grandi, Margaret Mazzantini, Mark Bodin, Bob Larson, Rubina Rey | Written by Joe D’Amato, George Eastman | Directed by Joe D’Amato

Anthropophagus, also known as The Grim Reaper, is a notorious Italian horror film directed by Joe D’Amato. The plot centres on a group of tourists who become stranded on a deserted island, only to discover that they are being hunted by a deranged, cannibalistic killer, played with ferocious intensity by George Eastman.

Anthropophagus is a film that has cemented its place in horror history not only for its content but also for the controversy it sparked. As a piece of cinema, it embodies the visceral, unflinching approach to horror that Italian filmmakers of the time were known for. The film’s atmosphere is one of relentless dread, enhanced by its hauntingly desolate island setting and a sparse, eerie score that lingers...

A highlight of the first weekend of the 80th Venice International Film Festival was seeing Giorgio Armani appear on the catwalk, visibly excited, moved, smiling and proudly satisfied with his work. He then advanced graceful and happy, in his impeccable blue tuxedo holding hands with the model Agnese Zogla.

The moment was experienced by the more than 500 guests at Armani’s One Night Only event, where the world of cinema flocked to pay homage to King Giorgio, with guests including Sophia Loren, who has always been his beloved friend, accompanied by her son Edoardo Ponti, actor Benicio Del Toro, actress Jessica Chastain, and directors Ang Lee, Gabriele Salvatores and Giuseppe Tornatore.

The standing ovation lasted several minutes from an audience composed of numerous couples from the Italian film star system: from Sergio Castellitto and Margaret Mazzantini and Pierfrancesco Favino and Anna Ferzetti to Raul Bova and Rocio Munoz Morales to Kasia Smutniak and Domenico Procacci.

My own private tribute to Italy and friends in the business.

We were so lucky in the Berlinale that no one seems to have contracted Covid 19. But my heart goes out to those returning home to lockdown. During this time of Corona, backward looks are common along with thoughts of those we love and need to connect with. All that may serve a purpose in redirecting our paths toward more important and even urgent ends when we return to a new normal.

One of my backward looks goes to 2009 when I attended Rotterdam Film Festival…part of this festival included a workshop for four chosen upcoming film critics. I needed someone to help me write articles and asked the four if any could help me. Two responded to my request but only one followed up with me after Rotterdam. Gaetano Maiorino and I thus became acquainted; he wrote a book...

Sales also secured on ‘The Goddess Of Fortune’, ‘Once Upon A Time… In Bethlehem’ and more.

Rome-based sales company True Colours has secured deals on a raft of titles out of the Efm, led by Sergio Castellitto’s romantic drama A Bookshop In Paris.

The film, starring Castellitto and Berenice Bejo, has pre-sold to Taiwan (Andrews Film), Poland (Aurora), Benelux (Paradiso), former Yugoslavia (Stars Media), Sweden (Studio S Entertainment), Finland (Future Film), Denmark (Another World) and Israel (Nachshon).

The romantic drama, now in post-production, marks the last screenplay written by the late Ettore Scola and has subsequently been adapted by Castellitto and novelist Margaret Mazzantini.

Director Castellitto also stars in the film alongside Berenice Bejo.

Sergio Castellitto’s romantic drama A Bookshop In Paris has been acquired by True Colours as the Rome-based sales company arrives at the Efm with a reshuffled team.

Castellitto also stars in the film as an antiquarian bookseller living in Paris whose life revolves around his love for rare books and his paraplegic daughter. But his life changes when he meets an exuberant young woman, played by actress and Berlin international jury member Berenice Bejo. The cast also includes 2018 European Shooting Star Matilda De Angelis.

True Colours will begin sales of film,...

DVD Release Date: Feb. 25, 2014

Price: DVD $24.98

Studio: Entertainment One

Emile Hirsch (Bonnie & Clyde) and Penelope Cruz (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) star in independent movie Twice Born, which got critics and moviegoers polarized in their opinions.

Directed by Sergio Castellito (Don’t Move) based on the European bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini, Twice Born tells the story of Italian professor Gemma (Cruz) who takes her teenage son Pietro to the battle-scarred city of Sarajevo, where she fell in love with Pietro’s father, photographer Diego (Hirsch).

The two had formed a romance in a very different Sarajevo during the 1984 Winter Olympics. But when the Balkan war loomed, Gemma was forced to flee to Italy with her infant son. As she tours the city 18 years later, she uncovers a terrifying hidden truth.

The R-rated drama film was screened in a handful of theaters in the U.S. but its biggest audience is on the DVD,...

Directed by Sergio Castellitto and based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Mazzantini, Twice Born is an epic portrait of love, loyalty and the unbreakable bonds of family. When Italian professor Gemma (Penelope Cruz) heads off on a summer vacation to the battle-scarred city of Sarajevo with her teenaged son Pietro, she intends to show him the country where she fell passionately in love with his father, Diego (Emile Hirsch), but also uncovers a long-hidden secret. During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, actor Emile Hirsch talked about what a fantastic experience he had making Twice Born, what it was that attracted him to this opportunity, collaborating with director Sergio Castellitto and author Margaret Mazzantini, and working with co-star Penelope Cruz. He also talked about the wide variety of projects he currently has coming out, why the Bonnie & Clyde remake (premiering on Lifetime, A&E and History on December 8th) appealed to him,...

Watch the trailer for Entertainment One's Twice Born (Venuto al mondo) drama starring Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Mira Furlan, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy, Sergio Castellitto, Branko Djuric, Isabelle Adriani and Adnan Haskovic. Cruz stars as a single mother who brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago. Sergio Castellitto directed the film, and also wrote the script based on the bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini.

Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch star in Twice Born, a gripping portrait of love, loyalty and the unbreakable bonds of motherhood during the Bosnian war in 1992. E! News has an exclusive first look at a clip from the film (plus two pictures) before it hits theaters on Friday, Dec. 6. Based on Margaret Mazzantini's European bestseller, Twice Born tells the story of an Italian professor named Gemma (Cruz) who takes her moody teenage son to Sarajevo for the summer. It was there that she fell madly in love with his late father, Diego (Hirsch). During their trip, however, Gemma discovers a long-hidden secret that makes her question everything she ever knew. In the clip, the lovers are seen flirting at a ski resort....

Emulating Almodóvar: Castellitto Employs Cruz To Pull Heartstrings

The renowned Italian actor turned middling director Sergio Castellitto returns to his place on both sides of the camera with Twice Born, this time playing the homebound husband in his second film to be based on a novel by his wife Margaret Mazzantini featuring his on screen Spanish muse Penélope Cruz as his tragic protagonist. Revisiting many of the same genealogical complications explored in their largely unsuccessful last collaboration, Don’t Move, which featured a grating troupe of unlikeable characters, his latest sees Castellitto rounding up an international cast that pulls hard at the heartstrings, diving deep into melodramatic territory while exploring the depths of maternity and what it means to be unequivocally in love. Thankfully, the film revels in overblown emotion while managing a twisty-turny narrative that plays flashbacks of mixed affection against a homecoming visit to a bygone comrade.

Leading the film,...

One thing that can be said about actor Emile Hirsch, whose career began at the age of 12, is that as he's grown older, he's been a lot more selective about the roles he plays. Despite appearing in a number of teen comedies, playing a big screen version of Speed Racer and giving a memorable turn in Sean Penn's Into the Wild , Hirsch certainly has been trying to transition into more adult roles while getting away from the double-edged sword of still looking younger than his actual age. Having premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, Twice Born pairs Hirsch with the gorgeous Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz, who in turn reunites with her Don't Move director, Sergio Castellitto, once again adapting a bestselling novel by his wife Margaret Mazzantini. Cruz...

All mysteries, however grand, terrifying or romantic, start somewhere. In Twice Born, Penelope Cruz's journey through her own memories of war-torn Sarajevo begin in the library with a guide whose most important qualification is that he owns a car -- a vital component of every emotional exploration. Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Mazzantini, Twice Born tells the story of Italian professor Gemma (Cruz), who whisks her son away to Sarajevo on summer vacation in hopes of reconnecting with the past and memories of the father he never knew. What starts as a stroll down memory lane becomes

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Even with grayed hair and wrinkle makeup, the stoic beauty of Penelope Cruz is in full effect in the latest trailer for "Twice Born," the latest film from Italian actor-director Sergio Castellito. In a story spanning 18 years, Cruz and co-star Emile Hirsch bring the characters of a bestselling, European love story during the tragic Balkan Wars to life. Based on the book by Margaret Mazzantini, "Twice Born" follows an Italian professor named Gemma (Cruz) who brings her teenage son Pietro (Pietro Castellito) on a summer vacation to Sarajevo. It was in the vibrant, energetic city where Gemma met Diego (Hirsch) an American photographer with whom she began a passionate love affair. Not long after, Gemma and Diego's relationship fell victim to Sarajevo's period of violent and tragic war. Gemma longs to show her son the city where she loved and lost his father. 18 years later, in a city she thought she knew,...

The theatrical trailer for director Sergio Castellitto’s new film Twice Born has been released online. Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, the film stars Penelope Cruz as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where she connected with her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s. As she tries to repair the relationship with her son, new revelations force her to rethink everything. The trailer promises a sweeping love story told with many flashbacks that fram the relationship between Cruz and Hirsch’s characters. Hit the jump to watch the trailer, and be sure to check out Steve's interviews with Cruz, Hirsch, and Castellitto from the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. The film also stars Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, Mira Furlan, and Jovan Diviak. Twice Born...

eOne Films has debuted the trailer for Twice Born , the Sergio Castellitto-directed drama starring Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch. Based on the runaway European bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini, the December 6 release begins as the Italian professor Gemma (Cruz) heads off on a summer vacation to the battle-scarred city of Sarajevo with her discontented teenaged son Pietro. She longs to show him the country where she fell passionately in love with his father, Diego (Hirsch) . but she is about to discover a long-hidden secret, one that will reveal far more to their knotted past than even her haunted memories can disclose. Years before, when she herself was still a student, Gemma traveled to a very different Sarajevo, an electric, youthful city in the midst of the triumphant 1984...

We have added a set new stills from the forthcoming Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch starring drama, "Twice Born." Academy Award® winner Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona," "Volver") and Emile Hirsch ("Into the Wild," "Killer Joe") star in "Twice Born" an epic family mystery that becomes a moving portrait of love, loyalty and the unbreakable bonds of motherhood in a time of war.Based on the runaway European bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini, "Twice Born" begins as the Italian professor Gemma (Cruz) heads off on a summer vacation to the battle-scarred city of Sarajevo with her discontented teenaged son Pietro. She longs to show him the country where she fell passionately in love with his father, Diego (Hirsch) – but she...

Check out the new poster and some fresh images from Twice Born (Venuto al mondo) starring Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch. Directed by Sergio Castellitto, who also wrote the script, the film opens on VOD and in theaters on December 6th via eOne, and is based on the European bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini. Twice Born stars PCruz as Gemma, an Italian professor on a summer vacation to the battle-scarred city of Sarajevo with her discontented son, Pietro. She longs to show him the country where she fell passionately in love with his father, Diego (Hirsch), but she is about to discover a long-hidden secret; one that will reveal far more about their knotted past than even her haunted memories can disclose.

We here at Collider are happy to debut the poster for director Sergio Castellitto’s upcoming drama Twice Born. Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, the film stars Penelope Cruz as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s. As she tries to repair the relationship with her son, new revelations force her to rethink everything. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where Steve landed interviews with Cruz, Hirsch, and Mazzantini, but eOne Films has now set the pic for release both in theaters and on demand on December 6th. Hit the jump to take a look at the poster. The film also stars Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, Mira Furlan, and Jovan Diviak. Click on the image to enlarge.

Italian actor, director and screenwriter Sergio Castellitto is to be honoured at the 66th edition of the Locarno Film Festival (August 7-17).

The tribute to Castellitto will include a conversation with him that is open to the public, and screenings of five films spanning his career: Jacques Rivette’s Va Savoir (Who Knows?) (2001), Marco Bellocchio’s My Mother’s Smile (2002), Alessandro Angelini’s Raise Your Head (2009), as well as Love & Slaps (2010) and the Swiss premiere of Twice Born, directed by Castellitto.

Locarno artistic director Carlo Chatrian said: ”This recognition of actor and director Sergio Castellitto is a way to honour a career that has bridged two distinct eras in Italian cinema - that of the ‘sacred monsters’ (Monicelli, Ferreri, Mastroianni…) and the new (Amelio, Bellocchio, Virzì) - before finding his own creative trajectory.

“Whether in the service of Italian or foreign filmmakers, or involved in his own productions, Sergio Castellitto represents the kind of quality Italian cinema...

First poster for Sergio Castellitto's Twice Born drama, starring Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch The Entertainment One release also known as Venuto al mondo is directed and scripted by Castellitto from the bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini. Cruz stars as a single mother who brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago. The film premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival and has yet to find a theatrical release date in U.S. venues. Also in the cast are Mira Furlan, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy, Sergio Castellitto, Branko Djuric, Isabelle Adriani and Adnan Haskovic.

First poster for Sergio Castellitto's Twice Born drama, starring Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch The Entertainment One release also known as Venuto al mondo is directed and scripted by Castellitto from the bestseller by Margaret Mazzantini. Cruz stars as a single mother who brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago. The film premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival and has yet to find a theatrical release date in U.S. venues. Also in the cast are Mira Furlan, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy, Sergio Castellitto, Branko Djuric, Isabelle Adriani and Adnan Haskovic.

Today we have two posters and 30 high resolution photos from Sergio Castellitto’s melodrama Twice Born (aka Venuto al Mondo), starring Penelope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, and Sergio Castellitto.

Penelope Cruz stars as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s.

Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, Twice Born is expected to be released in U.S. theaters sometime next year, although a specific release date has not yet been confirmed.

Here’s the synopsis for Twice Born:

Gemma leaves her comfortable apartment in Rome to visit Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. An exhibit commemorating the siege will include photographs by Pietro’s father, Diego. Sixteen years earlier, Gemma escaped the war-torn city with Pietro while...

Penélope Cruz made an appearance on the Italian TV show Che Tempo Che Fa in Milan on Sunday. She's been traveling overseas promoting her movie Twice Born, and yesterday stopped in Rome for a photocall and premiere. Penélope wore a blue vintage Versace gown on the red carpet and posed with director Sergio Castellitto and the author of the book the film is based on, Margaret Mazzantini. Penélope's husband has been in the spotlight as well, doing press for his own movie, Skyfall, in Spain, France, and England. Next, he'll head to La, where he's being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame just one day ahead of the Bond film's Friday Us release. View Slideshow ›...

Entertainment One will distribute Sergio Castellitto's Twice Born (a.k.a. Venuto al mondo) starring Penelope Cruz as a woman whose memories an affair in 1984 with a photographer (played by Emile Hirsch) surface when visiting Sarajevo with her son (Pietro Castellitto). Variety reports that EOne has picked up North American distribution rights to the film and plans to send it to theaters in Canada and the U.S. some time next year. Script comes from Sergio Castellitto and his wife Margaret Mazzantini, writer of the bestselling novel they've based the movie on.

Entertainment One will distribute Sergio Castellitto's Twice Born (a.k.a. Venuto al mondo) starring Penelope Cruz as a woman whose memories an affair in 1984 with a photographer (played by Emile Hirsch) surface when visiting Sarajevo with her son (Pietro Castellitto). Variety reports that EOne has picked up North American distribution rights to the film and plans to send it to theaters in Canada and the U.S. some time next year. Script comes from Sergio Castellitto and his wife Margaret Mazzantini, writer of the bestselling novel they've based the movie on.

Premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was director Sergio Castellitto‘s Twice Born. Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, the film stars Penelope Cruz as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s. As she tries to repair the relationship with her son, new revelations force her to rethink everything. The film also stars Mira Fulran and Jane Birkin and you can watch the first trailer here. Before the world premiere, I landed an exclusive interview with Penelope Cruz. We talked about a broad array of things, such as premiering at Tiff, social networking and email, why she wanted to make Twice Born, the type of research she does for a role, rehearsals, how many takes she likes to do and the way Woody Allen works,...

In an adaptation of Margaret Mazzantini's bestseller, Penélope Cruz stars as an infertile woman who returns to relive her past in Sarajevo. Here she talks about babies, breastfeeding and pacifism

When Penélope Cruz was shooting Twice Born – in which she plays an unhappily infertile academic – she was still breastfeeding her own young son. For some scenes, her character shares the screen with a rolling cast of newborns, swapped once they grew too big.

"Some of these babies were only a week old. And so they were smelling me and that made them want to eat. But I was playing a woman who couldn't feed because she hadn't given birth! That created a very strange but alive dynamic between me and those babies. You cannot learn something like that. And this film is full of moments that could not be planned."

Cruz leans forward, black trousers tapering to huge nude stilettos.

Premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was director Sergio Castellitto‘s Twice Born. Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, the film stars Penelope Cruz as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s. As she tries to repair the relationship with her son, new revelations force her to rethink everything. The film also stars Mira Fulran and Jane Birkin and you can watch the first trailer here. Before the world premiere, I landed an extended video interview with Hirsch. We talked about premiering at Tiff, why he signed on for the role, how the finished film compares to the script, his research, and more. In addition, with Hirsch about to start filming Peter Berg's Lone Survivor (which films in Mexico for three...

Premiering at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was director Sergio Castellitto's Twice Born. Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, the film stars Penelope Cruz as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s. As she tries to repair the relationship with her son, new revelations force her to rethink everything. The film also stars Mira Fulran and Jane Birkin and you can watch the first trailer here. Before the world premiere, I landed an extended video interview with Castellitto. We talked about premiering at Tiff, the challenges of making Twice Born, the use of melodrama and how he approaches film as an actor even when he's directing, why he shot on the Arri Alexa, the rehearsal process, and a lot more. In addition, Castellitto...

Twice Born is based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, the film stars Penelope Cruz as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s. The great thing about the trailer is you have no idea that’s the story and instead they just show off beautiful visuals on a fantastic musical score. This is how trailers should be made.

I’ve been a fan of Emile Hirsch since The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, a movie I can’t recommend enough. He does such good movies (yes, Speed Racer was good), I just don’t know why he’s not on more people’s radar. I’ll take it up with his publicist.

Twice Born will premiere at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival (September 6 – 16th), watch the...

Alien Produzioni and Picomedia have released the first theatrical trailer for Twice Born (Venuto Al Mondo), a forthcoming adaptation of Margaret Mazzantini’s novel of the same name.

Directed by Sergio Castellitto (Don’t Move), Twice Born stars Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro Castellitto, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy and Luca De Filippo.

The film centers on a single mother, Gemma (Cruz), who returns to Sarajevo with her teenage son sixteen years after they escaped the war-torn city leaving the boy’s father (Hirsch) behind to die.

Twice Born is set to premiere at the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, which takes place from September 6 – 16, 2012. UK distribution is yet to be confirmed.

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Today we have a teaser trailer for the upcoming "Twice Born," a new drama starring Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer, Milk). Check it out below. Plot: Gemma (Cruz) visits Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. Sixteen years ago they escaped the war-torn city while the boy's father (Hirsch) remained behind and later died. As she tries to repair her relationship with Pietro, a revelation forces Gemma to face loss, the cost of war and the redemptive power of love. The new movie is written and directed by Sergio Castellitto, and is based on a novel by Margaret Mazzantini. It has yet to be picked up for distribution or get a release date. Teaser:...

As the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, expect a lot of buzz from the films playing at the fest as our own Alex Billington heads to Canada today. We've already seen trailers for films playing at the fest like The Sapphires and The Bay, and now a new trailer for Twice Born has arrived. Penelope Cruz plays a single mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father (Emile Hirsch) died in the Bosnian conflict years ago. The titles are done in a way that tries to make them connected, but somehow makes them feel disjointed and distracts from some beautiful visuals. See for yourself below! Here's the first trailer for Sergio Castellitto's Twice Born originally from Yahoo: Twice Born directed by Sergio Castellitto who also wrote the film with Margaret Mazzantini. In the drama, Gemma (Penelope Cruz) visits Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. Sixteen years...

The first trailer for the drama Twice Born (aka Venuto al Mondo) has been released. Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, the film stars Penelope Cruz as a single mother who returns with her teen son to present-day Sarajevo where her son’s father (Emile Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s. That plot isn’t exactly spelled out for us in this trailer, but damn does this movie look beautiful. Writer/director Sergio Castellitto appears to have put together one hell of an emotional film with some hauntingly gorgeous visuals. It’s tough to judge the performances from this dialogue-less trailer, but Twice Born is certainly one to keep on your radar. Hit the jump to watch the trailer. The film also stars Mira Fulran and Jane Birkin. Twice Born will premiere at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival, which runs from September 6 – 16th.

One of the Tiff premieres that doesn’t seem to be getting as much buzz as others is Twice Born, a romance-war drama that sees Penelope Cruz re-team with her Don’t Move director Sergio Castellitto, with Into the Wild and Speed Racer star Emile Hirsch coming along.

The first teaser trailer has arrived today, forgoing subtitles and just showing us some captivating imagery from the film that takes place in Sarajevo. The story is from Castellitto’s wife Margaret Mazzantini, who adapted her own novel and one can see the trailer below for the film also starring Jane Birkin, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro Castellitto, Saadet Aksoy and Luca De Filippo.

Synopsis:

Gemma leaves her comfortable apartment in Rome to visit Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. An exhibit commemorating the siege will include photographs by Pietro’s father, Diego.

Sixteen years earlier, Gemma escaped the war-torn city with Pietro while Diego remained behind and later died.

The trailer for the upcoming drama Twice Born has debuted at Yahoo! Movies and you can check it out in the player below. Directed by Sergio Castellitto and written by Castellitto alongside Margaret Mazzantini, the drama stars Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch. In it, Gemma (Cruz) visits Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. Sixteen years ago they escaped the war-torn city while the boy.s father (Hirsch) remained behind and later died. As she tries to repair her relationship with Pietro, a revelation forces Gemma to face loss, the cost of war and the redemptive power of love.

With a very strong leading duo in Emile Hirsch and Penelope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto’s Twice Born will be making its world debut at the Toronto International Film Festival this September, and is one of the most promising films heading to the festival, in a year full to the brim with expectation.

Following yesterday’s announcement, we’ve now got a new look at Hirsch and Cruz from the film, as well as some better quality versions of images that surfaced earlier this year.

“Actor-director Sergio Castellitto (Don’t Move) directs Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch in this vivid, full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo.”

Castellitto is once more partnering with his wife, Margaret Mazzantini, co-writing the script together and adapting Mazzantini’s original novel.

The film reunites the director with Cruz once more, having worked together on his second feature,...

Cine Latino covers, well, all things relating to Latino culture and the movies, every Friday. Penélope Cruz returns to the indie realm with Twice Born (Venuto al mondo) and we’ve got the pictures to prove it. This is Cruz’s second collaboration with director Sergio Castellitto (Don’t Move), with a story based on a novel written by Castallitto’s wife, Margaret Mazzantini. Set in war-torn Saravejo, Cruz plays an Italian single mother living in Rome who decides to take her son to Saravejo to learn about his deceased father (Emile Hirsch). Check out the pics below via Ion Cinema. The gorgeous Eva Mendes vamped up Marie Claire’s March issue with a sultry cover. The Girl in Progress star dished out on all things beauty, Ryan Gosling and...

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Penelope Cruz and Emilie Hirsh, after disappointing in their most recent blockbusters (On Stranger Tides and The Darkest Hour, respectively), are returning to the indie realm for their next project. Cruz is re-teaming with her Don’t Move director Sergio Castellitto for the romance-war drama Twice Born and we’ve got the first images today from Wild Bunch (via Ion Cinema).

Set in the war-torn Sarajevo, the story is from Castellitto’s wife Margaret Mazzantini, who adapted her own novel. I’ll be interested to see if the flashback mechanic is pulled off, but for now we’ve got the stills above and below, with a synopsis, for the film also starring Jane Birkin, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro Castellitto, Saadet Aksoy and Luca De Filippo.

Gemma leaves her comfortable apartment in Rome to visit Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. An exhibit commemorating the siege will include photographs by Pietro’s father,...

After their collaboration nearly ten years ago on the romantic drama "Don't Move," it was revealed last year that Penelope Cruz and Italian actor-director Sergio Castellitto were set to reunite once again on a new project. As was the case with their first teaming, Cruz and Castellitto have turned to the helmer's wife, writer-actress Margaret Mazzantini, for inspiration with an adaptation her romantic war-drama "Venuto Al Mondo" that'll also feature Emile Hirsch, in a surprising piece of casting.

Little had been heard from the project since these announcements but now, thanks to Wild Bunch (via Ion Cinema), a host of images have been unveiled providing our first look at Cruz and Hirsch for the story of a woman who returns to Sarajevo with her son in tow and revisits the tumultuous past she shared with his late father. Interestingly, it looks like Hirsch will in fact play Cruz's late husband...

After their collaboration nearly ten years ago on the romantic drama "Don't Move," it was revealed last year that Penelope Cruz and Italian actor-director Sergio Castellitto were set to reunite once again on a new project. As was the case with their first teaming, Cruz and Castellitto have turned to the helmer's wife, writer-actress Margaret Mazzantini, for inspiration with an adaptation her romantic war-drama "Venuto Al Mondo" that'll also feature Emile Hirsch, in a surprising piece of casting. Little had been heard from the project since these announcements but now, thanks to Wild Bunch (via Ion Cinema), a host of images have been unveiled providing our first look at Cruz and Hirsch for the story of a woman who returns to Sarajevo with her son in tow and revisits the tumultuous past she shared with his late father. Interestingly, it looks like Hirsch will in fact play Cruz's late husband -- a.

Penelope Cruz joined her Venuto al Mondo director Sergio Castellitto and costar Emile Hirsch last night for the opening ceremony of the 29th annual Turin Film Festival. Margaret Mazzantini, who wrote the novel on which the movie is based, also attended with her husband Sergio. Penelope's been shooting the project for the last few months with Sergio and Emile, traveling from Bosnia to Italy. The picture's slated for release next year, and, in addition to the Turin celebration, they've also begun promoting Venuto at the Rome Film Festival. View Slideshow ›...

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Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, her husband, Javier Bardem, and their son, Leo, are in Sarajevo, where she will begin filming `Venuto al Mondo`, Bosnian media reported. The celebrity couple, who stayed in a large apartment in the upscale Bosmal City Center during their first few days in Sarajevo, are now staying in a hotel in the Balkan city`s old downtown.<div></div><div>Cruz and Bardem are occupying the hotel`s presidential suite, while the staffers who care for their son are living in two other rooms, media reports said.</div><div></div><div>The movie star asked hotel management for stepped up security to protect the family`s privacy from paparazzi.</div><div></div><div>Cruz had a final production meeting Sunday with director Sergio Castellito to iron out some details of the filming, which will last nine days.</div><div></div><div>The stars and crew will continue filming in Rome, but plans call for a return to Sarajevo in late October or early November.

Sarajevo, Sep 8 (Ians/Efe) Spanish actress Penelope Cruz has arrived in Sarajevo, where she will film 'Venuto al mondo', a drama directed by Sergio Castellitto.

'Venuto al mondo' is the film adaptation of the same-named novel by Margaret Mazzantini, Castellitto's wife and one of the most popular writers in Italy.

Cruz will play the role of Gemma, a single mother who accompanies her teenage son to modern-day Sarajevo, the birthplace of his father, who died during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia.

Participating.

No doubt Penelope Cruz is an actress that every director wants to work with her again – her collaboration with both Pedro Almodovar and Woody Allen confirms it.

Pe was honored for her roles in critically acclaimed Almodovar’s movies such as Broken Embraces and Volver, and playing in Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona she has achieved nothing less – she picked up a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. They got together again for the latest Allen’s Rome-set project, with working title The Wrong Picture.

And now it is another reunion to be! This time it’s the Italian director Sergio Castellitto. You know that guy, the two have had a successful collaboration on the romantic drama Don’t Move back in 2004. His next effort behind the camera is a war story Venuto al Mondo based on Italian best-selling novel of the same title, written by his wife Margaret Mazzantini, whose novel...

Man, how did we miss this? The news hit the web last week but somehow, we're only catching up with it now so apologies if you're already aware. Anyway, 24 Frames reveals that Penélope Cruz is set to re-team with actor/director Sergio Castellitto for his next effort behind the camera, "Venuto al Mondo." The pair last worked together a decade ago on "Don't Move," a grim romantic drama about a torrid affair between a doctor and a slum-dwelling woman, and their latest will be no less cheery. Based on a best-selling novel by Margaret Mazzantini, Cruz will "play a single…...

April 28, 2010: According to Screen International, Oscar winning actress Penelope Cruz is set to work with actor-director Sergio Castellito once again in a film adaptation of the Italian bestselling war story entitled ‘Venuto Al Mondo’ by Margaret Mazzantini.

Cruz last worked with Castellito in the 2004 drama ‘Don’t Move’ which did good business in Italy with over $10 million, but received a cold release in the states, making under $400,000 at the B.O.

‘Don’t Move’ was also based on a novel by Mazzantini who happens to be Castellito’s wife. Though.

Screen International reports that Oscar winning actress Penelope Cruz is teaming up with actor-director Sergio Castellito again in a film adaptation of Italian bestselling war story entitled “Venuto Al Mondo” by Margaret Mazzantini.

Cruz last starred for Castellito in the 2004 drama “Don’t Move” which fared quite well in Italy with over $10 million, but received an indie release in the states, making under $400,000 at the B.O.

“Don’t Move” was based on another novel by Mazzantini who is also the Castellito’s wife.

Though Catellito is still looking for finance partners, his plans are to start production in 2011.

“Venuto al Mondo,” which could be translated as “brought into the world,” takes place in war torn Sarajevo during the Balkans 1990s conflict. Cruz is to play a mother who returns home with her adolescent son in search of their roots.

“Venuto Al Mondo” sold 600,000 copies in Italy and...

Oscar winner Penelope Cruz has signed up for a new movie re-teaming her with the director who made her a star.

Five years after Cruz's breakthrough role in Sergio Castellitto's Don't Move, the actress will this year begin work on his latest project, Venuto al Mondo (Into the World).

The Spanish beauty - who lifted the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award last month for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona - will play a single mother in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The movie is based on a book written by Castellitto's wife Margaret Mazzantini.

When asked about the movie, a coy Cruz tells Daily Variety, "We're starting to talk but I can't confirm anything concrete."...