Cinema Italia
Life in a Time of Crisis – An Italian Perspective
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is proud to announce the launch of a collaboration with Palace Cinemas which will present a series of screenings as well as retrospectives dedicated to some of the most significant cultural and social aspects of Italian life as well as representative figures of Italian cinema.
The first collaboration, Cinema Italia. Life in a Time of Crisis – An Italian Perspective, will present a selection of contemporary Italian movies that will take the viewers on a journey through Italy during a time of economic crisis, offering a spectrum of everyday life which shows that, no matter how dire the situation, life goes on.
Hosted at Palace Cinema Norton Street on one Tuesday of each month, guests will receive an antipasto and prosecco on arrival, with a film introduction to precede the screening, followed by a Q&A with a special guest and moderated by Antonella Beconi, convenor for Italian at the Centre of Continuing Education, University of Sydney, on behalf of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
15 October, 6.30 pm
The Legendary Giulia (Noi e la Giulia)
By Edoardo Leo, 2015, 115’
Diego (Luca Argentero, A Boss in the Kitchen), Fausto (Edoardo Leo, I Can Quit Whenever I Want) and Claudio (Stefano Fresi) are three down-on-their luck men. When they meet by chance looking at a property in the country none of them are able to afford, the three men decide to combine forces and risk everything to start a Bed and Breakfast. They invest everything they have, physically and mentally, into the project, but the financial pressures mount and are made even more stressful with the local mafia demanding regular payments and threatening to suffocate their venture! It seems that only a miracle will bring them back on track. Indeed, the miracle they need arrives in the most unlikely of forms. But is it enough? Based on the book Alfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles by Fabio Bartolomei, this story delivers overwhelming optimism which will make you believe anything is possible and the fantastic cast resonate this positive message throughout.
*Q&A with Giorgia Alu, Chair of the Italian Department of the University of Sydney.
ADMISSION PRICES
• Full price: $24
• IIC members, Palace Movie Club members & Students: $19*
* University of Sydney, UTS, UNSW, Macquarie University, Centre of Continuing Education students
Information and bookings: www.palacecinemas.com.au