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"The film made by the State is a sign of degradation and inevitably creates censorship. I have made "Clarence", "The prefect of Iron, "" Act of pain, "films that have made people talk and that I could never do with the State."
Yet in France the cinema with state funding is possible.
"France is monocultural. It has a capital , Paris. Racine is unquestioned. Instead we Manzoni is not Italy. We do not have the capital alone. All Italian cities, as each capital, they want a university, an airport and a zoo. I've counted them, around the Country, 36, of the poor animals that eat each other. The problem is that this is not a united country. "
And film festivals are as many zoos?
"Many, many more. Rome, Milan, Naples, the main ones are 76. In the U.S. there are ten, and ten in France. In Britain two, as in Spain, only one in Japan. And this is the unification of Italy. Speaking of the Rome Film Festival does not seem logical to distribute 17 million euro Rome. With this money you can make movies, because now a film like "Fists in the Pocket", would cost half the other half. "
What will be the Rome Film Festival?
"Managing a community means to manage priorities. If a child is hungry can not buy him the bicycle. Today the situation is difficult. I have an idea. Unless ... things will change so that everything remains the same, in which case I'll be back in my place, I have the idea of \u200b\u200ba festival like a dream a long day. I thought to ask ten great directors of international reputation, and someone I've already contattatto, to make a film about Rome, a tribute and an act of love for Rome. This could be a key finding ways that these films are projected on the day of the David di Donatello, involving David. Something that looks like an act of love for Rome. "
And the many people attracted to the event?
"But today no capital of the world interested in bringing so many people in the street, are contrary to the trivialization of culture. Today I would say to the left: you are not the same as in the 70 bloccaste the Venice Film Festival today and defend the American stars? We gave up everything to take a picture with DiCaprio? We have exceptional film: Bellocchio, Amelio, Virzi, Faenza: his "The Viceroy" was promoted more strongly. "
Cinema is a major industry of our country, which employs many excellent craftsmen, there is a recipe for a raise?
"First of all, starting from film schools, which can not be entrusted to a sociologist, to make films you need energy, force. In my day it was given the task an exceptional man: Alfredo Bini, producer of films of Pasolini, who was first in line every day for the proper functioning of the school, he formed with great artists. They chased away when the Berlusconi government fell. Then in the second part is a law for the film, creating the job of the producer, in a way that films are made in part by private individuals, in part by the State, for example, works first, because that is the duty of the state. And then a prize for the collection, which today is very low, is a premietto, would increase. "
