Basilicata commemorates Francis Ford Coppola's 87th birthday by restoring the deep relationship between the Oscar-winning director and his family's homeland, Bernalda. This is emphasized by the Region's president, Vito Bardi, who describes Coppola as an "illustrious son" capable of transmitting to the world through cinema the most real identity of the Lucanian area. The director's attachment with Basilicata is rooted in his family history and has evolved over time into an increasingly deep cultural and symbolic bond. A relationship that is currently being revived on an artistic level with the new film project 'Glimpses of the Moon', based on Edith Wharton's novel of the same title. The film will involve Basilicata and Calabria, which will be transformed into a large international set thanks to their landscape richness and ability to offer evocative and versatile settings.