James Franco, interview with the actor/director Stella della Mole Award

December 7, 2025

James Franco at the 43° TFF to receive the Stella della Mole Award and to talk about his unique experience in 127 Hours by Danny Boyle

James Franco, interview with the actor/director Stella della Mole Award Chiara Nicoletti

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At the 43° Torino Film Festival directed by Giulio Base, James Franco is among the artists receiving the famous festival prize, Stella della Mole.

The actor, writer and director was in Torino to also introduce to the audience the screening of 127 hours by Danny Boyle, which, in 2010, had its italian premiere in Torino.

127 Hours

Back in 2010, Franco was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in 127 Hours, an experience that remained unique in his filmography and that was a first for everyone, including director Danny Boyle.

The film is a biographical drama about Aron Ralston, who became trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon and eventually cut his own arm to finally break free.

Franco recalls that, since he didn’t have any other actor to interact with, he had this very close connection to director Danny Boyle, the film’s DP and the cameras.

Acquiring the status of European artist

Since his experience being directed by Claudio Giovannesi in Hey Joe, James Franco has participated in another italian film, Squali and has been traveling back and forth from Los Angeles to Europe, including France and Italy.

He now knows very well the European cinema industry and is rapidly acquiring the status of European artist. The actor and director explains what it meant for him to actually become part of a different approach to cinema that he had always loved and admired since going back to film in 2006.

Plot

The mountain climber Aron Ralston has to try to save himself after a gigantic rock falls on his arm and traps him in a canyon in Utah. Over the next five days, Ralston is at the mercy of the elements and must find the courage to carry out an extreme act in order to escape an increasingly critical situation. During the difficult hours that will lead to his salvation the man has the time to think back to his friends, his lovers, his family and the two climbers he encountered shortly before the accident.

Written by: Chiara Nicoletti

Guest

James Franco

Film

127 Hours

Festival

Torino Film Festival

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James Franco, interview with the actor/director Stella della Mole Award