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"A COVID ERA THRILLER"
"The Grand Bolero" is a romantic thriller filmed and set in northern Italy during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Roxanne (Lidia Vitale), a cold and distant middle aged pipe organ restorer, battles to suppress her obsessive attraction to Lucia (Ludovica Mancini), her new 20-years-old mute assistant.
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE FILM
"SUPERB PERFORMANCES"
"VISUALLY STRIKING"
FILMTHREAT
"A MUSICALLY ENGROSSING EXPERIENCE"
POPSLIFECULTURE
"SUMPTUOUS"
"VISIONARY"
SPLING REVIEWS
FESTIVALS COVERAGE
SOUNDTRACK EXPERIENCE
AWARDS HISTORY
IN COMPETITION FOR ITALY'S DAVID DI DONATELLO AWARDS 2023
"ONE OF THE MOST AWARDED FEATURES FROM ITALY OF 2022"
CINEMAITALIANO.INFO
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL 2021
ONE OF THE SEVEN FEATURES IN COMPETITION
ST. LUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021
IN COMPETITION
BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL 2022
BEST DIRECTOR (WINNER)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (WINNER)
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BEST WORLD CINEMA DIRECTOR (WINNER)
ARPA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021
BEST FEATURE FILM (WINNER)
LOS ANGELES ITALIA FILM FESTIVAL 2022
IN COMPETITION
SOCIAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2022
BEST DIRECTOR (WINNER)
BEST ACTRESS (WINNER)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (WINNER)
FERRARA FILM FESTIVAL 2022
BEST FEATURE FILM (WINNER)
BEST ACTRESS (WINNER)
CINEQUEST 2022
IN COMPETITION
BURBANK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
BEST FOREIGN FILM (NOMINEE)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (NOMINEE)
BEST FILMMAKER FROM BURBANK (NOMINEE)
SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
SUMMERFEST SELECTION
PENDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2022
IN COMPETITION
ROME INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2022
ONE OF THE 4 ITALIAN FEATURES IN COMPETITION
LINEA D'OMBRA FILM FESTIVAL 2021
OPEN JURY AWARD (WINNER)