Italian Studies at Brandeis presents:
THE NEW ENGLAND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Sponsored by the Italian Consulate of Boston
UnGiornoSpeciale(2012)diFrancescaComencini
Wednesday,February10,2016
7:00–9:00PM
Schwartz112
Pizzaebiscottiitaliani!
OpeningremarksbyMASSIMOMASCOLO(Video-maker,ScreenwriterandProducer;Accademiadel
CinemaItalianoPremiDaviddiDonatello:member,archivesconsultantandceremonyorganizer)
directlybeforethescreening.
GinaandMarcoarelivinginthesuburbsofRome.Thetwomeetonaveryspecialday:their
firstdayatwork.Theyhaveafuturethatawaitsthemandreallyseemsathand.Ginaisabout
torealizeherdreamofbecominganactress,whileMarcoforthefirsttimehasfoundan
opportunitythatallowshimtostartdreaming:ajobinacarrentalcompanyasadriver.They
areenabledtoknoweachothersincehisfirstdutyistodriveGinatoanappointment,and
givenadelay,theyhavetosharethewholeday.Thisjourneywilltakethemfromtheperiphery
tothecenterofthecity,willservebothtocomparetheirexperiencesandthinkaboutafuture
thathasalreadybegun.