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Italian film icon Monica Vitti dies aged 90
Italian actress Monica Vitti, best known for her starringroles in films by Michelangelo Antonioni, has died aged 90, the culture ministry said on Feb. 2.
"Goodbye Monica Vitti, goodbye queen of Italian cinema. Today is a truly sad day, we have lost a great artist and a great Italian," Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said in a statement.
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City Tribute | Athens | September 12-18
The Greek Film Archive's Lais open-air cinema is hosting a tribute to movies shot in famous urban settings, showing 13 films shot in 11 cities. The program begins at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday with Wim Wenders' 1995 "Lisbon Story." Subsequent screenings will take place at 8.30 and 10.30 p.m.
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Blow-Up | Athens | July 24
Sponsored by the Italian Embassy and Italian Cultural Institute, the next screening of the Athens Open Air Film Festival is "Blow-Up," a 1966 thriller by Michaelangelo Antonioni. "Blow-Up" follows Thomas (David Hemmings), a London photographer who discovers a strange figure lurking in the background of one of his photographs.
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