
My Voyage to Italy(1999)
World-renowned director Martin Scorsese narrates this journey through his favorites in Italian cinema.


At his cinema in Rome, the Nuovo Sacher, Nanni Moretti anxiously oversees preparations for the premiere of the film Close-up, by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Meanwhile Disney's The Lion King is taking Italy by storm.

Nanni Moretti
Himself
Fabia Bergamo
Self
Paolo Di Virgilio
Self
Paola Orfei
Self
Fausto Polacco
Self
Amleto Vitali
Self

Hossain Sabzian
Himself (archive footage)

Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Himself (archive footage)
Opening Day of Close-Up is a comedy, documentary film released in 1996 exploring themes of italian, 1990s, short film, cinema. Directed by Nanni Moretti, it stars Nanni Moretti, Fabia Bergamo, Paolo Di Virgilio. At his cinema in Rome, the Nuovo Sacher, Nanni Moretti anxiously oversees preparations for the premiere of the film Close-up, by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Meanwhile Disney's The Lion King is taking Italy by storm.
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