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.
I Can Quit Whenever I Want (Smetto quando voglio)
By Sydney Sibilia, 2014, 100’
From talented newcomer Sydney Sibilia, comes the most popular comedy of 2014 about a group of unemployed neo-graduates who turn to producing and trafficking synthetic drugs. In the style of Breaking Bad and Ocean’s Eleven, this film has become a cult hit in Italy since its release. Pietro (Edoardo Leo, Viva Italy, To Rome with Love) is a researcher and a genius who has just been laid off. In order to survive, he recruits the best of his colleagues: economists, chemists and anthropologists in order to result in the A-team of drug dealing. Success is immediate, but at what cost? With a backdrop of the economic and job crisis, we see the world in the most disillusioned and lighthearted way imaginable – it’s sincere and honest with a good dose of nastiness, resulting in a very funny treat!
*Q&A with Alice Loda, Lecturer, School of International Studies, University of Technology, 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