Fuksas – A Lifetime, Elisa Fuksas’s new documentary about architect Massimiliano Fuksas, is part of the Special Screenings programme at Rome Film Fest 2026. Public screenings take place at MAXXI on 15 October and Cinema Giulio Cesare on 21 October.
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The film moves between architecture, painting, family memories and the encounters that shaped Massimiliano Fuksas’s career. It is also an intimate father-and-daughter portrait: director Elisa Fuksas uses the filmmaking process to explore a relationship built from the present, archive material and memories that do not always agree.
Doriana Mandrelli and Lavinia Fuksas also appear in the documentary. The cinematography is by Emanuele Zarlenga, Michele D’Attanasio and Leonardo Mirabilia, the editing by Natalie Cristiani and the music by Iosonouncane.
Public screenings
- 15 October 2026 at 9.15pm: MAXXI, Via Guido Reni 4/A — €12
- 21 October 2026 at 4.30pm: Cinema Giulio Cesare, screen 7, Viale Giulio Cesare 229 — €10
The 16 and 22 October entries in the festival timetable are reserved for press or accredited guests and are not standard public screenings.
Practical information
- Director: Elisa Fuksas
- Country and year: Italy, 2026
- Running time: the film profile lists 114 minutes, while the daily timetable lists 110. Allow about two hours and check the final time on your ticket.
- Language: Italian films at Rome Film Fest are screened with English subtitles unless the festival announces an exception.
- Tickets: online sales open at 11am on 7 October 2026; purchases are limited to six tickets per film.
- Admission: arrive before the cut-off ten minutes prior to the screening. Children under six are not admitted.
- Getting to MAXXI: take Metro A to Flaminio, then replacement bus 2 to Apollodoro; buses 53, 168, 280 and 910 also serve the area.
- Getting to Cinema Giulio Cesare: Metro A to Ottaviano; the cinema is at Viale Giulio Cesare 229.
Official sources: Rome Film Fest 2026 programme and ticket information.
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