‘Kidnapped: The Abduction Of Edgardo Mortara’, Marco Bellocchio’s True Tale Of Jewish Boy Taken By Pope In 1800s Italy – Specialty Preview
deadline.comA searing historical drama set in mid-19th century Bologna, and a TIFF award winning coming-of-age story open in limited release.
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A24’s I Saw TV Glow is steady on under 400 screens. Evil Does Not Exist from Sideshow/Janus Films pops up to 138 runs. Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara, which premiered at Cannes a year ago (see Deadline review) opens in NYC at Film at Lincoln Center and the Quad Cinema, expanding to LA and top 10 markets next week.
Based on the true story of a six-year-old Jewish boy in Bologna abducted in 1858 by the all-powerful Catholic Church and its menacing grand inquisitor in the city after a former housekeeper’s dubious claim to have secretly baptized him as a baby.
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