From The Blog
The Mortara Case
25 October 2023
“... On 8 October, the day after Hamas militants from Gaza penetrated Israel in an unprecedented invasion and killed an estimated 1400 people, I went to the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. A few days earlier I had bought a ticket for Marco Bellochio’s new movie, Kidnapped, with a vague idea of reviewing it. Now, having had little sleep the night before, compulsively checking social media and refreshing news sites, I all but abandoned any critical intentions ... ”
