Rome Film Festival to host Viggo Mortensen in fan encounter

(ANSA) - Rome, September 15 - Oscar-nominated American actor Viggo Mortensen, who played Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is one of several stars scheduled for a "close encounter" meeting with fans at the 11th Rome Film Festival to take place October 13-23, festival organisers announced Thursday.
    Others scheduled to hold "close encounters" with fans at this year's festival include Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Oliver Stone, David Mamet, Don DeLillo, Daniel Libeskind, and Lorenzo Jovanotti Cherubini.
    The image chosen to represent this year's film festival is a photo of Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse taken by LIFE Magazine photographer J. R. Eyerman on the set of Singin' in the Rain.
    "The chosen image perfectly represents the sense of elegance and joy that I want to give the festival," said artistic director Antonio Monda.