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Release and promotion of Giovanni Veronesi film ‘Dio ride’

Overview

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival concluded with the screening of ‘Dio Ride’, directed by Giovanni Veronesi, as its non-competitive closing film. Following the festival, the film was presented at Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati in Florence. The production, which was filmed over six weeks across Tuscan provinces including Pisa, Siena, and Pistoia, received a 250,000 euro contribution from the Tuscany Region’s 2024 Cinema and Audiovisual Grant.

As part of the promotional rollout, Veronesi is hosting several special previews across Italy ahead of the film’s wide theatrical release via Piperfilm on October 29, 2026. In the Veneto region, events include a meeting at Cineplex Moderno in Due Carrare on October 1, and a screening and discussion at Cinema Kappadue in Verona on October 2, moderated by Alberto Rizzi.

Further activities include a premiere at Multicinema Arca in Spoltore on October 7, where Veronesi will meet the audience. Special screenings are also scheduled at Cinema Gabbiano in Senigallia and Masetti Cinema in Fano, featuring live video connections with Veronesi and star Pierfrancesco Favino from Lucca.

Set in the 17th century during a plague outbreak, the film stars Favino as Fra Leopoldo da Casamacchia, a Capuchin friar who uses humor to spread a joyful version of the Gospel. This approach triggers an inquisitorial process led by Cardinal Vincenzo Maculani, played by Silvio Orlando, under the direction of Pope Innocent X. The cast also features Maurizio Lombardi, Carlo Cecchi, and Paolo Rossi.

Entities

Giovanni Veronesi · Pierfrancesco Favino · Dio ride · Venice International Film Festival · Silvio Orlando

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 6 sources
    Giovanni Veronesi film Dio ride premieres at Venice Film Festival

    Giovanni Veronesi’s film “Dio ride” premiered at the Venice Film Festival, a historical tragicomedy exploring faith and joy in 17th-century Italy through the story of a charismatic friar and an inquisitor.

  2. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Giovanni Veronesi’s film ‘Dio ride’ holds special Italian previews

    Giovanni Veronesi’s film ‘Dio ride’, starring Pierfrancesco Favino, is holding special Italian previews before its October 29 release, following its debut at the Venice Film Festival.

  3. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Giovanni Veronesi to host previews for new film ‘Dio ride’ in Italy

    Director Giovanni Veronesi will host previews of his new film ‘Dio ride’ in Due Carrare and Verona this October, ahead of its official Italian theatrical release on October 29.

  4. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Giovanni Veronesi presents ‘Dio ride’ in Florence

    Director Giovanni Veronesi presented his new film ‘Dio ride’ in Florence. Shot in Tuscany with regional funding, the film explores freedom of expression and arrives in Italian theaters on October 29.

  5. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Venice Film Festival concludes with awards and closing film

    The 83rd Venice International Film Festival concludes with an awards ceremony and the out-of-competition screening of Giovanni Veronesi’s ‘Dio Ride’.

Sources

articolo21.org · cinecircoloromano.it · cinturaovest.it · emiliaromagnanews24.it · emozionialcinema.it · globalist.it · gonews.it · imusicfun.it · nordest24.it · notiziedabruzzo.it · novaradio.info · opinione.it · radiobrunobrescia.it · rollingstone.it · senigallianotizie.it · veronasera.it

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