THE second Italian Film Festival will run from November 23-27 at Penarth Pier Pavilion.
The Italian Cultural Centre Wales will present contemporary films exploring the intimate, melancholic, romantic and humorous sides of Italy and examine how lives and scenery are affected by the encounter with the Other.
This year the IFFC features two important partnerships with the Sardegna and the Lucana Film Commissions and provides an opportunity to meet people, exchange ideas and promote films.
The IFFC will be launched on Wednesday, November 23, at 6pm at Penarth Pier Pavilion with the opening of the Melanzasca exhibition by illustrator and artist Silvano Beggio. Beggio’s new animated character, Melanzasca, a gangster aubergine, who will follow filmgoers through the festival.
The exhibition opening will be followed at 7.30pm by Ermanno Olmi’s latest film Torneranno i prati (Greenery Will Bloom Again), an account of the First World War. Producer Elisabetta Olmi will join the Q&A after the screening.
On Thursday, November 24, at 6pm and 8.30pm, there will be two first feature films:
Lo scambio (Nameless Authority), winner of the Prix Special du Jury Fiction at the Annecy Italian Film Festival 2016, is a reinterpretation of the ‘mafia genre’. Director Salvo Cuccia and actor Sergio Vespertino will be present for the Q&A after the film.
Last Summer is a poetic reflection on the relationship between mother and son. Director Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli will be present for the Q&A after the film.
On Friday, November 25, at 6pm and 8.15 pm will be another double bill:
Non essere cattivo (Don’t Be Bad) by Claudio Caligari, a Pasolinian story following a friendship between two working class boys and its tragic outcome.
Un paese quasi perfetto (An ‘Almost’ Perfect Town), a light-hearted comedy set in the Basilicata region. The film will be introduced by producer Nicola Timpone and Mariano Schiavone, chairman of the Tourist Board of Basilicata.
To find out more or for tickets please visit penarthpavilion.co.uk/events/italian-film-festival-cardiff-2016
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