Guadagnino calls Italian cinema 'sterile' post-Berlusconi, producing 'Ketticè' to keep tradition alive

At the 79th Locarno Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino told reporters Italian cinema became "sterile" after private television and the "Berlusconi empire," per The Hollywood Reporter. He said producing Giovanni Tortorici's second feature 'Ketticè' — screening in Locarno's international competition — was a way to keep Italy's cinematic tradition alive.