International Film Showcase Screening of Ennio

The International Film Showcase will have an exclusive screening of the documentary Ennio at the Jarvis Conservatory on Saturday, July 15th to celebrate the installation of the new DCP digital system. Ennio Morricone was an Oscar-winning composer, whose credits include scores for the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns. The previous screening of Ennio took place at the California Independent Film Festival last November. Please contact the Jarvis Conservatory for showtimes, or visit http://internationalshowcase.org/. 

Ennio is the full-fledged portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific musician of the twentieth century, the most loved by the international audience, two-time Academy Award® winner, and author of over 500 unforgettable soundtracks.

The documentary tells it through a long interview by Tornatore with the Maestro, testimonies of artists and directors, such as Bertolucci, Montaldo, Bellocchio, Argento, the Taviani, Verdone, Barry Levinson, Roland Joffè, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino – fictional scenes, music and archival images.

Ennio is also an investigation aimed at revealing what little is known about Morricone. Like his passion for chess, which perhaps has mysterious ties to his music. An aptitude for invention that is confirmed by his constant love for absolute music, and his vocation for persistent experimentation.