| Cinema Italian Style
2010
More Cinema Italian Style at the Egyptian Theatre!
See the schedule
for both the Aero and the Egyptian on one page.
Co-presented with Cinecittą Luce
Supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture, Film Department, and the Italian Film
Commission, a division of the Italian Trade Commission, under the auspices of the Consul
General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, with the generous
contribution of Valentino, Alitalia, Regione Toscana, Toscana promozione and the
participation of E.L.M.A. (European Languages and Movies
in America)
Wednesday, November 10 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: Los Angeles Premiere! KISS ME AGAIN (BACIAMI ANCORA), 2010, Fandango Portobello,
139 min. Carlo (Stefano Accorsi) is in the midst of being divorced by
his wife Giulia (Vittoria Puccini) for infidelity, and gets to spend only a few hours a
week with his daughter. Director Gabriele Mucchino (who has recently come Stateside to
direct the Will Smith-starring films THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS and SEVEN POUNDS) directs
this moving drama about a family in desperate need of renewal. Winner of Best Film and
Best Actress (Puccini) at the Shanghaii Film Festival. [35 mm] Discussion following the film with director Gabriele Muccino and
actor Pierfrancesco Favino. Trailer | Buy Tickets
US Premiere! THE
MAN WHO WILL COME ( L’UOMO CHE VERRĄ),
2010, Intramovies, 117 min. Dir. Giorgio Diritti. It is December 1943,
in the Gothic Line not far from Bologna (remembered in history as the location of
"The Massacre of Marzabotto"), and 8-year-old Martina focuses on the baby who
will soon be born in her family. On the night of September 28, 1944, the baby is born
– at almost the same moment the SS unleash an unprecedented reprisal. [35 mm] Actress Alba Rohrwacher will introduce the
screening. Buy Tickets [the schedule has been changed -
THE DOUBLE HOUR is now showing on 10/14]
Thursday, November 11 – 7:30 PM
US Premiere! HOUSE BY THE MEDLAR TREE (MALAVOGLIA), 2010,
Rai Trade, 94 min. Dir. Pasquale Scimeca. Based on the novel by
Giovanni Verga, which also provided the source material for Luchino Visconti’s
brilliant LA TERRA TREMA. Director Pasquale Scimeca returns to his Sicilian birthplace and
elegantly tells the story of a fisherman and his family pitted against the cruel vagaries
of the ocean from which they eke out a living. Magnificently lensed, the film captures the
shifting moods of the stunning seascapes and the interior chiaroscuro of the family’s
home. Official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival 2010. [35 mm]
Los Angeles Premiere! BASILICATA COAST TO COAST, 2010, Eagle Pictures, 105 min. Dir.
Rocco Papaleo. In the heart of Italy’s poor and beautiful
Basilicata region, four grunge musicians (Alessandro Gassmann and director Papaleo among
them) travel by foot to the Theatre-Song Festival of Scanzano Jonico, traversing
Basilicata from the Tyrrhenian to the Ionian Sea. Gorgeous country scenery and
delightfully random encounters decorate this terrifically bizarre and endlessly surprising
road movie. "This winning take on the road-movie/buddy-movie formula benefits
enormously from expert lensing by top d.p. Fabio Olmi, plus a game cast." –Variety.
[35 mm] Trailer
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Tickets
Friday, November 12 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: US Premiere! A SECOND CHILDHOOD (UNA SCONFINATA GIOVINEZZA), 2010,
Rai Trade, 100 min. Dir. Pupi Avati. When Lino (Fabrizio Bentivoglio)
is diagnosed with a degenerative illness that severely affects his memory, he slowly
begins to disassociate from the present. His wife Chicca (Francesca Neri) considers
leaving, but ultimately decides that standing by her husband, and even sharing his
regression from reality, is what she wants most. A moving love story. [35 mm] Discussion following with
actress Francesca Neri. Website
Los Angeles Premiere!
20 CIGARETTES (20 SIGARETTE), 2010, Cincecitta
Luce, 94 min. Dir. Aureliano Amadei. Aureliano (Vinichio Marchioni), an anti-war activist,
is flown to Iraq to be assistant director on a film about the Italian military "peace
mission." Before he can finish a packet of cigarettes, Aurelio is in the midst of the
November 2003 attack on the Nassirya army barracks. The only civilian to survive the
attack, Aureliano is seriously injured but manages to get himself to safety – and
becomes an accidental hero. [35 mm] Introduction
preceding the film by producer Tilde Corsi. Trailer | Buy Tickets
Saturday, November 13 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: Los Angeles Premiere! PASSION (PASSIONE), 2010, Cinecitta Luce, 90 min. Dir. John
Turturro. Traveling through one of the most beautiful and controversial
metropolises in the world, actor-turned-documentarian John Turturro explores the wildly
exciting music of Naples. Alternating between fond memories and reconstructions of local
myths, Turturro transforms every song he encounters into a little melodrama, turning
Naples into a meaningful and delightful cultural Jukebox. [35 mm] Trailer
Los Angeles Premiere! DARK LOVE (L’AMORE BUIO), 2010, Rai Trade, 109 min. Dir.
Antonio Capuano. Four Neapolitan boys are sentenced to two years in prison after raping an
adolescent girl. One of the boys, Ciro (Gabriele Agrio), spends his incarcerated nights
reflecting on his crime, and eventually begins an epistolary relationship with the victim.
This gritty and thought-provoking drama portrays a simultaneously beautiful and disturbing
Naples, while raising questions about youth violence, remorse and forgiveness. "Experienced
Neapolitan writer-helmer Antonio Capuano (PIANESE NUNZIO, FOURTEEN IN MAY) sensitively
explores how the crime sends shockwaves through several years of the protagonists'
lives." –Variety [35 mm] Website
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Sunday, November 14 – 4:30 PM
Los Angeles Premiere! THE DOUBLE HOUR (LA DOPPIA ORA), 2010, Samuel Goldwyn,
SND, 95 min. Dir. Guiseppe Capotondi. Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport), a waitress from Ljubjlana,
and Guido (Filippo Timi), an ex-policeman and villa security guard, meet on a speed date.
When Guido dies unexpectedly during a break-in at the villa, Sonia finds herself
heartbroken and coping with a senseless death – a death that many believe she’s
responsible for. "The effective debut feature of Italo musicvid helmer Giuseppe
Capotondi. Pic further showcases the acting chops and engaging screen presence of Ksenia
Rappoport (THE UNKNOWN WOMAN). Not so much a genre movie as a movie that switches between
genres - and comes out on top." –Variety [35 mm] Website | Buy
Tickets [the schedule has
been changed – THE MAN WHO WILL COME is now showing
November 10]
Sunday, November 14 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: Los Angeles Premiere! ME, THEM AND LARA (IO, LORO E LARA), 2010, Warner
Bros., 115 min. Dir. Carlo Verdone. Carlo (played by director Verdone),
a missionary who has spent the past 10 years of his life in Africa, returns home to Rome
to find he is the completely ignored guest in a "new" family. His father is now
married to a voluptuous vixen, Carlo’s sister is completely submerged in a sea of her
own imaginary problems and their bankrupt brother is merrily hooked on more than just the
volatile stock market. When the charming yet duplicitous Lara (Laura Chiatti) arrives, the
family’s situation only gets more chaotic before it gets better in this winning
comedy. [35 mm] Trailer
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Los Angeles Premiere! OUR LIFE (LA NOSTRA VITA), 2010, Rai Trade, 98 min. Dir.
Daniele Luchetti. Claudio (Elio Germano) is madly in love with his
wife, who is pregnant with their third child. He works on a site in the new suburbs of
Rome, dreaming of giving his family a life of luxury and riches. When a severe injustice
befalls Claudio, the once honest man begins to morally unravel as he fights for
redemption. Winner of the award for Best Actor (Germano) at the Cannes International Film
Festival 2010. [35 mm] Trailer
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