SATURDAY 10-25-14 2 p.m. Introduction (Simone Brioni)
Cesare deve morire [Caesar Must Die] (Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, 2012, 77’)
Inmates at a high-security prison in Rome prepare for a public performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." | ||
SATURDAY 10-25-14 4 p.m.
(Luca Guadagnino, 2009, 114’)
A tragic love story set at the turn of the millennium in Milan. The film follows the fall of the haute bourgeoisie due to the forces of passion and unconditional love. |
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SATURDAY 10-25-14 6 p.m.
Io sono Li [Shun Li and the Poet] (Andrea Segre 2013, 100’)
A study of the friendship between a Chinese woman and a fisherman who came to Italy from Yugoslavia many years ago, who live in a small city-island in the Veneto lagoon. |
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SUNDAY 10-26-14 2 p.m
La mia classe [My Class] (Daniele Gaglianone, 2013, 92') The film, directed by Daniele Gaglianone, tells the story of a collective class of emigrants abroad who are learning Italian in a Roman school, led by a teacher played by Valerio Mastandrea. |
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SUNDAY 10-26-14
Il capitale umano [The Human Capital] (Paolo Virzì, 2014, 102’)
The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve. |
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SUNDAY 10-26-14 6 p.m.
La grande bellezza [The Great Beauty] (Paolo Sorrentino 2014, 142')
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. |
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