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Giuseppe Tornatore Reflects on Chinese Audience Love, Shelved Sci-Fi Project at Shanghai Film Festival
Oscar winner Giuseppe Tornatore talks his films' success in China, his role as Shanghai Film Festival jury president, and his unmade sci-fi script.
The Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker behind “Cinema Paradiso” and “The Legend of 1900” is serving as president of the main competition jury at the Shanghai International Film Festival. When asked about reports in the Chinese press about his involvement with a script based on acclaimed Chinese author Liu Cixin ‘s science fiction short story “With Her Eyes,” Tornatore confirms this was connected to a previously announced 2016 collaboration with China’s Alibaba Pictures Group that ultimately didn’t materialize. The director’s approach reflects his career-long commitment to reinvention, noting that he has “always tried to change from one film to another” and hopes to continue doing so.
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