Italian Film Festival Manila
Italian Cinema is back to the theaters, with the Italian Film Festival Manila!
The festival will take place from September 29 to October 02, fully On site, at the Cineplex of Venice Grand Canal Mall, with a program of screenings and talks!
The Italian Film Fest Manila will present 7 movies, introduced by the artistic director of the festival, Mr. Antonio Termenini.
As usual, screenings will be free of charge and seating will be on a first come first served basis.
SCHEDULE OF THE SCREENINGS
at 7:30 PM - opening screening
AMERICA LATINA
2021, Italy, drama/mystery/thriller, 90’
SYNOPSIS: Massimo is a dentist from Latina, happily married with two daughters. One day he goes down to the cellar and finds a girl tied up and gagged, begging for help.
Filmmakers: Damiano D’Innocenzo, Fabio D’Innocenzo
Cast: Elio Germano, Astrid Casali, Sara Ciocca
Music: Verdena
DAY 1, SEP. 29, THURSDAY
DAY 2, SEP. 30, FRIDAY
at 5:30 PM film screening
IL SILENZIO GRANDE / THE GREAT SILENCE
2021, Italy, 106’, Comedy
SYNOPSIS: In Naples in the 1960s, Mrs. Primic decides to sell the family villa with the consent of almost all the heirs. The only one who objects is Valerio who feels like a stranger among his loved ones. A story dense with misunderstandings, conflicts and confrontations within this dysfunctional family, that discovers that “existing” is not necessarily the same as “being alive”.
Filmmaker: Alessandro Gassmann
Cast: cast: Massimiliano Gallo, Margherita Buy, Marina Confalone
Musics: Aldo De Scalzi, Pivio
at 8:00 PM film screening
UNA NOTTE DA DOTTORE / DOCTOR ON CALL
2021, Italy, 92’, Comedy
SYNOPSIS: After a night of daring (mis)adventures. Pierfrancesco, a doctor making house calls on the night shift, and Mario, a pizza delivery rider, learn to support each other and improve their respective lives.
Filmmaker: Guido Chiesa
Cast: Diego Abatantuono, Frank Matano, Alessandro Betti
Writers: Alessandro Aronadio, Jim Birmant, Guido CHiesa
DAY 3, OCTOBER 01, SATURDAY
at 5:30 PM film screening
A CHIARA
2021, Italy, 121’, drama, R
SYNOPSIS: Chiara Guerrasio is a bright young girl with a strong personality who is very much loved by her father. When he leaves for a long business trip hidden truths about her family emerge which impact the balance in her life.
Filmmaker and Writer: Jonas Carpignano
Cast: Swamy Rotolo, Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, Susanna Amato
Musics: Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin
at 8:00 PM film screening
3/19
2021, Italy, 120’, drama,
SYNOPSIS: The life of Camilla, a successful lawyer, is turned upside down by a car accident which fatally wounded a boy and for which she feels responsible. With the support of Bruno, the mortician who identified the deceased, Camilla tries to rediscover herself.
Filmmaker: Silvio Soldini
Writers: Davide Lantieri, Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini
Cast: Kasia Smutniak, Francesco Colella, Caterina Forza
DAY 4, OCT. 02, SUNDAY
at 2:30 PM film screening
L’ARMINUTA / THE RETURN
2021, Italy, 114’, Drama
SYNOPSIS: August, 1975. A thirteen-year-old girl is taken away from what she thought was her family and returned to the home where she rightfully belongs. Having lost the ease of her previous life she has to learn how to live in a small and austere home with five brothers.
Filmmaker: Giuseppe Bonito
Cast: Aurora Barulli, Carlotta De Leonardis, Fabrizio Ferracane, Sofia Fiore
Composers: GIuliano Taviani, Carmelo Travia
at 5:30 PM film screening
LASCIARSI UN GIORNO A ROMA / BREAKING UP IN ROME
2021, Italy/Spain, Comedy/Romance, 116’
SYNOPSIS: There is nothing more complex than dealing with a breakup after ten years of living together. One needs to find the right ways and words ... and it may require the advice of a columnist to learn how to proceed. But what happens if this request for advice ends up with the person one is breaking up with?
Filmmaker: Edoardo Leo
Writers: Marco Bonini, Damiano Bruè, Edoardo Leo
Cast: Claudia Gerini, Marta Nieto, Edoardo Leo, Stefano Fresi
The Italian film festival Manila is organized by Cineforum Bresson, thanks to the support of the Direzione Generale per il Cinema e l’Audiovisivo, and with the financial support of the Embassy of Italy to the Philippines; locally organized by The Philippine Italian Association, in partnership with the Venice Grand Canal Mall, the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the MINT College, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, Ateneo Association of European Studies Students, and UP Euro-Filipino Understanding and Relations Organization; in media partnership with Art+ magazine, The Philippine Business and News, and two students’ magazines: TheLaSallian and The Laurel Standard.