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Giuseppe Tornatore, director of the beloved CINEMA PARADISO, turns his camera on his longtime collaborator Ennio Morricone (1928–2020) in a moving and comprehensive profile of the indefatigable composer. Tornatore's documentary portrait explores the breadth of the maestro's career, from his early Italian pop songs to the fistful of unforgettable film scores that he wrote, including THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, THE THING, DAYS OF HEAVEN and hundreds of others. This examination thoughtfully captures insightful commentary from Morricone's closest collaborators and contemporaries, featuring testimonies from artists and directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Marco Bellocchio, Giuliano Montaldo, Dario Argento, Clint Eastwood, Joan Baez, Quentin Tarantino and more. ENNIO affords the master one last chance to recount his career and deconstruct the artistic process that earned him two Academy Awards® and produced over 500 unforgettable soundtracks. DIR/SCR Giuseppe Tornatore; PROD Gabriele Costa, Peter De Maegd, San Fu Maltha, Gianni Russo. Italy, 2021, color, 156 min. In Italian, English, French, Portuguese and Chinese with English subtitles. NOT RATED

No AFI Member passes accepted.