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Rome Film Festival opens in shadow of coronavirus
The Rome Film Festival opened on Thursday with a screening of the Pixar animated film about a jazzman's dreams, "Soul", despite the lingering coronavirus that has transformed film watching in public.
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Spectators attend the screening of the film 'Soul' during the 15th Rome Film Festival (Festa del Cinema di Roma) at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome on October 15, 2020. (AFP/Andreas Solaro)
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he Rome Film Festival opened on Thursday with a screening of the Pixar animated film about a jazzman's dreams, Soul, despite the lingering coronavirus that has transformed film watching in public.
As at the world-famous cinema festival in Venice last month, thermal scanners will measure audience members' temperatures at the theatre doors, mask-wearing is compulsory and fewer spectators are allowed.
"The safety of everyone takes precedence over everything else," said festival director Antonio Monda in an interview with Il Messaggero daily.
Attending the opening night ceremony was Italy's Culture Minister Dario Franceschini and the Italian actors lending their voices to the characters of "Soul", which has received rave early reviews and will be released directly on the Disney+ platform, bypassing movie theatres.
Read also: Pixar movie 'Soul' going straight to Disney+ streaming service
The film premiered last week at the London Film Festival.
One of the most eagerly awaited films in Rome is the documentary, Mi chiamo Francesco Totti (My name is Francesco Totti), about the legendary footballer who spent his entire career at AS Roma.
However, whether Roma's ex-number 10, who has just lost his father, will turn up is uncertain.
The 15th edition of the festival ends October 25.
