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Isabella Torre and Jonas Carpignano on Mixing Mythical Nymphs and Contemporary Reality in Venice Days Closer ‘Basileia’ – Watch Clip (EXCLUSIVE)

Isabella Torre and Jonas Carpignano on mixing the organic mythology of Italy's Aspromonte mountains with contemporary reality in 'Basileia.'

Isabella Torre is at Venice with her first feature “Basileia.” The film follows an archaeologist who, while exploring a tomb containing an ancient treasure in Southern Italy’s rugged Aspromonte mountains, unleashes mythical nymphs. The dark fairytale – which is closing the fest’s independently run Giornate Degli Autori, also known as Venice Days – was developed at the Sundance Lab. Below, Torre and Carpignano speak to Variety about venturing into the non-conventional genre space with a tale that mixes mythology and present-day reality.

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