The story of Pinocchio accompanied my childhood impressing images in my memory linked to feelings of fear, anxiety, and amazement. So I was inspired by those images, trying to make characters earthly and at the same time magical. When I thought about the character of...

Marcello is a small, mild man, living in a dilapidated Rome suburb; he owns a dog grooming shop, and divides his days between his work, his daughter, Alida, who lives with her mother from whom he is separated, and socialising with other locals. He supplements his...

Taking part in the making of the film Gomorrah, which was released in cinemas exactly 14 years ago, based on one of the most famous and sold books in the last half century, directed by Matteo Garrone, represented for me to start a collaboration with one of the most...