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Elisa Leonelli

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Elisa Leonelli, a photo-journalist and film critic, member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, interviews directors and movie stars, as well as artists, musicians and writers, for international and domestic publications. Formerly Film Editor of VENICE, Los Angeles Arts and Entertainment magazine, currently Los Angeles Correspondent for the Italian film monthly BEST MOVIE, author of the critical essay, "Robert Redford and the American West."

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TCM Classic Film Festival

By Elisa Leonelli on April 18, 2018

Here’s a preview of the Ninth annual TCM Classic Film Festival. Screenings take place from Thursday April 26 to Sunday April 29, 2018 at... Read more →
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My photo trip to China 1981

By Elisa Leonelli on April 11, 2018

While the US is in the middle of a trade war with China, initiated by Trump in March, I remember fondly my amazing trip to China in November 1981,... Read more →
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Neon Art: Lili Lakich

By Elisa Leonelli on March 28, 2018

In 1982, I documented the “Artistic Renaissance of Downtown LA.” I photographed artists in their lofts (Eve Steele), art galleries (Cirrus, Neil... Read more →
photo by Todd Rosenberg-Lyric Opera of Chicago
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Orpheus & Eurydice

By Elisa Leonelli on February 21, 2018

Inspired by a Greek myth, Orpheus & Eurydice, the 18th century opera by Gluck, will be performed in its 1774 Paris version at the Dorothy... Read more →
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Gina Lollobrigida, Italian movie star

By Elisa Leonelli on February 7, 2018

I had the pleasure of interviewing Gina Lollobrigida, the beautiful Italian movie star famous in the 1950s and 60s, when she traveled to Los Angeles... Read more →
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Fresh pasta, Modena-style

By Elisa Leonelli on January 17, 2018

Last Saturday I observed a cooking class at La Scuola (the school) of Eataly LA in Century City. I was intrigued because the focus was on tortellini,... Read more →
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Women Directors:
Movies and Television

By Elisa Leonelli on January 3, 2018

I was impressed by several movies and TV shows directed and created by women in 2017, that seem relevant to our times. Wonder Woman by Patty... Read more →
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Luca Guadagnino on desire

By Elisa Leonelli on November 22, 2017

Call Me by Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino from the 2007 American novel by André Aciman, has been attracting critical praise ever since it... Read more →
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The Divine Order — Switzerland

By Elisa Leonelli on November 15, 2017

The Divine Order (Die Goettichle Ordnung), written and directed by Petra Volpe, premiered at the Tribeca Film festival. It’s the Swiss entry for... Read more →
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Eataly in LA

By Elisa Leonelli on November 1, 2017

I had visited Eataly (Eat-Italy), the Italian marketplace in New York, seven year ago on November 4, 2010, not long after it opened on August 31st,... Read more →
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