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How ‘Notturno’ Found the Soul of the Middle East in the Eyes of a Horse
TheWrap magazine: “That horse gives more answers than if I asked a hundred questions to all the people that I encountered,” says director Gianfranco Rosi By Steve Pond | January 12, 2021 @ 8:32 AM
A version of this story about “Notturno” first appeared in the International Feature Film issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
It may have come as a surprise to some when Italy’s Oscar selection committee chose Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary “Notturno” to represent the country in the Best International Feature Film Race over the Sophia Loren vehicle “The Life Ahead.” But there was precedent for it, because Rosi’s last film, “Fire at Sea,” was the Italian Oscar entry in 2016.