Young Italian director Giovanni Tortorici, who is 28, studied ancient Italian literature before realizing that filmmaking was his real calling. Shortly thereafter he intersected with fellow Sicilian Luca Guadagnino, an encounter that marked the start of a collaboration more enriching for Tortorici than anything he could learn in film school. Guadagnino has produced Tortorici’s debut […]
Director Giovanni Tortorici on How Luca Guadagnino Shepherded His Venice and Toronto-Bound Debut ‘Diciannove’
Aug 29, 2024 | 7:21 AM