Don’t forget about next week’s Italian film festival in Washington DC, Sudestival in DC at the West End Theater.
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May 21-23 SUDESTIVAL in DC brings to the USA films that participated in the 2013 SUDESTIVAL competition in Puglia, Italy. It offers six feature films and three shorts, which will reveal to the American audience aspects of the most contemporary Italian reality through the lens of a new generation of talented filmmakers.
This is a very unique opportunity to see some films that would otherwise not have made it to the US. The six feather films are:
Workers United (Pronti A Tutto) May 21st at 7pm
Three Boccaccio-style stories, a vivid narrative and a careful mise en scene. This is a brilliant comedy on the themes of labor and temporary employment, sustained by two ex-“Rotten Horses,” Alessandro Bianchi e Michelangelo Pulci. The actors Briguglia, Frassica, Pannofino and Grimaudo deliver a high-quality performance. The dynamic narrative rhythm is a distinctive feature of the director, who has produced the best videoclips in the past ten years (Meganoidi, Baustelle, Marta sui Tubi, Bugo, Subsonica, Mario Venuti)
The Call (Il Richiamo) May 21st at 9pm
Filmed on location between Buenos Aires and the Patagonia region, this is the story of an unforeseen love between two women, Lucia, a piano teacher (Sandra Ceccarelli) and Lea, her pupil (Francesca Inaudi). The story is narrated from a woman’s point of view, critical of the limitations and the archaic mentality of the patriarchal world. Seeking to free themselves from an unfulfilling existence, Lucia and Lea find an escape from the conventions and the hypocrisy surrounding their lives. But what will their destiny be?
The Arrival of Wang (L’Arrivo di Wang) May 22nd at 7pm
That Summer (Quell’estate) May 22nd at 9pm
The Rienzi family spends the summer of 1981 in its old country house, in Tuscany. Fifteen-years-old Matteo, who has to sustain three remedial tests in the fall, discovers first-love emotions; his sister, Eleonora, who is a single mother, has to navigate among wrong encounters and inescapable choices; their parents try to rescue their troubled marriage. This is a bright comedy, narrated through the eyes of Matteo, the hero of an extraordinary summer in the life of a common family. What will change after that summer?
Transeuropae Hotel May 23nd at 7pm
This is a thriller, a road movie and a musical all together. Is it possible to relate Palermo, Trapani and Rio de Janeiro? Yes, it’s possible through music. Luigi Cinque, musician and first-time director is able to accomplish this, together with Rossana Campo e Valerio Magrelli. The plot: A famous Brazilian drum player disappears and resurfaces by magic in a parallel reality. Four characters go searching for him. Starring Peppe Servillo, Petra Magoni and other famous performers of the Italian and Brazilian music scene.
Sleepless May 23rd at 9pm
The film includes a fun cameo with Stefano Benni. The story unfolds over 24 hours and consists of major life changes: Anna (Violante Placido) must leave home after one year; Olga (Valentina Cervi), who lives with her hare-brained mother (Sandra Milo), must pay off a debt and go to Bergamo, where she is supposed to get married. Will Anna leave home? Will Olga get married? This comedy succeeds in blending together laughter, common sense, coups-de-scene, and identity search. All sticks together very well.
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