In Dovecote, an atmospheric drama short film by Italian filmmaker Marco Perego, the camera fixates on society’s often unseen citizens: the women confined to a seaside prison in Venice. Making its ...

In Dovecote, an atmospheric drama short film by Italian filmmaker and artesian Marco Perego, the camera fixates on society’s often unseen citizens: the women confined to a seaside prison in Venice.

The offscreen couple break down the “intense” challenges of shooting a dialogue-free film inside a real prison. “It’s an unbelievable sensation,” Saldaña says about making the Oscar shortlist. “It ...

As I approached the entrance to Dovecote Cafe in Reservoir Hill, I noticed the name of a previous occupant etched in tile on the walkway — Parkview Pharmacy. A sense of history washed over me. The ...

This week: houses with dovecotes or follies from a Georgian property in Wramplington, Norfolk, with an Asian- style folly, to a Tudor manor house with a circular dovecote in Dorchester, Dorset.

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