Ennio

Celebrated filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso) crafts a loving portrait of legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone and his prolific career that spanned over seven decades and included the scores to more than 70 award-winning films. Morricone created unforgettable music for such classics as Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy, Once Upon a Time in America, Cinema Paradiso, The Mission, and The Untouchables. He was awarded the Academy’s Honorary Award, the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Honorary Award, three Golden Globes, six BAFTAs, three Grammy Awards, and an Oscar for Best Original Score. With a treasure trove of footage and interviews with directors, screenwriters, musicians, songwriters, critics and collaborators including Hans Zimmer, Bernardo Bertolucci, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, Bruce Springsteen, John Williams and Wong Kar-Wai, the film is an extraordinary tribute to the man and his legacy. From his iconic film scores for westerns to experimental and symphonic music, this deep dive into his career reveals the Maestro’s magical relationship with music and movies. (Dir. by Giuseppe Tornatore, 2021, Italy, in Italian/English/French/Portuguese/Chinese with English subtitles, 156 mins., Not Rated)

Other festivals: Venice, Doc NYC, La Biennale di Venezia