Cinema Italia 2023 – Family relationships in contemporary Italy: a progressive journey towards freedom and acceptance
The Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney renews its collaboration with Palace Cinemas also in 2023 by presenting a series of film dedicated to some of the most significant contemporary cultural and social aspects of Italian life as well as representative figures of Italian cinema.
This year the series will be entitled Family relationships in contemporary Italy: a progressive journey towards freedom and acceptance, and will include a series of recently produced Italian films that will offer the public a close-up view of some dynamics, sometimes conflicting, that can develop in the family environment .
Screenings will be held at the Palace Cinema Norton Street, Leichhardt. Viewers will receive a glass of prosecco upon arrival.
The screenings will be preceded by a brief introduction by one or more invited guests (specific for each film), who will also be available to answer questions from the audience at the end of the screening. Coordinator on behalf of the Italian Cultural Institute and moderator during the Q&A will be Diletta Rusca, Bachelor of Arts (English – Italian and Chinese Studies), Advanced TESOL diploma, tutor in English, ESL, Essay writing, IELTS, Italian, reading, special needs.
Blame Freud (by Paolo Genovese, 2014)
A huge box-office hit in Italy in 2014, Paolo Genovese returns with this light-hearted, humorous and touching offering about Francesco (Marco Giallini), a psychologist who was left by his wife to raise three daughters alone. Now in their adulthood, the daughters are going through various hurdles in their love lives: Marta has fallen for a thief, Sara has just been dumped by her girlfriend, and 18 year old Emma (to the exasperation of her father) is in a relationship with Alessandro, a 50-year-old married architect. Each daughter loves Francesco dearly, and despite his protests, they collectively enlist him to counsel them in their love relationships. Meanwhile, Francesco himself is working out how to seduce a mysterious lady with a spaniel who frequents his local café. The combination of an attractive, star-studded cast with a cheeky, charming and scandalous plot makes this a delightful guilty pleasure which is as much about family as about romance.
Q&A with Massimiliano Gugole, broadcaster at the SBS Radio Italian programme.
ADMISSION PRICES
• Full price: $20
• IIC members, Palace Movie Club members & Students: $15*
* University of Sydney, UTS, UNSW, Macquarie University, Centre of Continuing Education students
Information and bookings: www.palacecinemas.com.au