THE ACTOR FREEMAN IN MATERA

Morgan Freeman, the actor of Memphis, Tennessee, five-time Oscar nominee, arrived in Matera for the remake of "Ben Hur" directed by Timur Bekmambetov.

The Mayor of Matera presented him a terracotta whistle, the traditional "cuckoo".

The actor said he was happy to have arrived in this city extraordinary and magical, which he has been rightly proclaimed European Capital of Culture for 2019.

The production of the film is made with the Lucania Film Commission that care spaces intended for the recording of the film.

Matera is a candidate to become a place of attraction for the realization of other imported film productions.

THE ACTOR FREEMAN IN MATERA

NETWORK PORTALI, Pisa