Tehran – The 2021 documentary “Ennio: The Maestro,” directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, will be screened on Sunday at the Iranian Artist Forum (IAF) in Tehran.
The 150-minute film, also known as “The Glance of Music,” will be on display at IAF’s Naseri Hall at 6pm, with a review session in front of film critic Nima Avasuru.
The documentary celebrates the life and legacy of Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who passed away in 2020. It won the Nastro Dargent 2022 for its best documentary film.
It consists of interviews with directors, screenwriters, musicians, songwriters, critics, critics, or collaborators who enjoy him throughout his long career.
Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tonatore paid tribute to his friend and collaborator Ennio Morricone, he traced the life and work of an Italian composer, from his debut with Sergio Leone to the Oscars for 2016’s “Eight of Hat.”
The film consists of interviews with famous directors and musicians, several recordings of Maestro’s acclaimed world tour, several iconic film clips set in Morricone’s music, and exclusive footage of scenes and places that defined Morricone’s life.
Many of the artists featured in this film include Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, Oliver Stone, Hans Zimmer, Barry Levinson, Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, Bruce Springsteen, Roland Joff, John Williams, James Hetfield, and Wonkerwy.
Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles.
With over 400 film and television scores and over 100 classics, Morricone is widely considered to be one of the most prolific and best film composers of all time. He received many acclaim, including two Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Golden Globes, six Buffets, ten David Di Donatello, 11 Nastro D’Argento, two European Film Awards, Golden Lion Honorary Award and Polar Music Award.
His films include over 70 award-winning films. All Sergio Leone’s films are included in the first films since “A Fistful of Dollars,” all of the Giuseppe Tornatore films since “Cinema Paradiso,” as well as in “The Battle of Algiers” (1966), “1900” (1976), “Le Professional” (1981), and “Thing” (1981).
He won the Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominations for Days of Heaven (1978), The Mission (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Bugsy (1991), Malèna (2000), and The Haitful Eight (2015). He received the Academy Honorary Award in 2007. The score for “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly” (1966) is considered one of the most famous and influential soundtracks in history.
Morricorn has composed music for Hollywood directors such as Don Siegel, Mike Nichols, Brian De Palma, Barry Levinson, William Friedkin, Oliver Stone, Warren Beatty, John Carpenter and Quentin Tarantino. He has also worked with directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Roland Joffé, Wolfgang Petersen, Roman Polanski and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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