Torino Film Festival

Today is December 2, the closing of the Torino International Film festival and definetaly the day of Oliver Stone. Just before the press conferance started in the middle of preparations lets say festival director Steve della Casa took his precious time and gave me an interview. We spoke about Jean-Luc Godard, Kyle Eastwood, John Wayne and of course Oliver Stone!

Today is also last but not least the day of Oliver Stone, definitely! Photographers and journalists were queuing up at the Cavalleridza 1-2 hours before the famous American director arrived, and while it was sunny it was also cold outside. I was in the lucky position to have an interview set up with the festival director prior the press conference, and was saved from enduring the cold.  

I have assisted at one of his masterclasses before while attending the GFF in El Gouna in 2018 I guess or 2017, while he was touring the festivals with his documentary The Putin Interviews. This was a four-part, four-hour television series by him, first broadcast in 2017. The series was created from several interviews of Russian president Vladimir Putin conducted by Stone between 2015 and 2017. And it was mentioned during the masterclass. Watch the video in order to find out what Oliver Stone responded.

press conference moderated by Steve della Casa with Oliver Stone and president of the Turin Film Commission Maria Carmela Scandizzo

Oliver Stone with Domenico de Gaetano and Enzo Ghico