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epa01155281 The Italian director Emidio Greco poses during a photocall before the press conference of his film 'L' uomo privato' ('The private man') in Rome, Italy, 24 October 2007. The film is presented on the same day in competition during the 2nd edition of the Rome Film Fest in Rome. The film is about a charming, socially and professionally well-known university professor in his 40s is sought after by numerous women, of whom he is somewhat wary. A fierce individualist, he places a barrier between himself and reality and does not hesitate to repress his own feelings and sacrifice those of others, even ending his relationship with Silvia for no logical reason. However, destiny overturns the rules safeguarding his private life: the only note found in the pocket of a young male student in Turin who committed suicide contains the professor's phone number and address. Reality, held so long at bay, invades his private life, turning it inside out. EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI