In the framework of the EU Italian Presidency,
the Italian Embassy in Nicosia,
in cooperation with the University of Cyprus,
the University of Nicosia and the Cyprus University of Technology (Limassol)
cordially invites you to
CINEMIAMO – A MONTH OF ITALIAN CINEMA
from Tuesday 4th November until Friday 5th December
Please find here below the program of the screenings.
1) University of Cyprus (new campus):
6th November, 20.00
“Il sole dentro” (The Bright Flight)
by Paolo Bianchini – 2012
In Italian with English subtitles. Free entrance.
The film tells the story of two journeys that intertwine,
along a route that connects Europe to Africa and vice
versa. The first is the story of two Guinean teenagers who
have written, on behalf of all children and young Africans,
a letter addressed "to their Excellencies, members and
leaders of Europe", asking for schools, food and health
care. Their extraordinary story intersects with the journey
of two teenage victims of the trafficking of baby
footballers, who travel with their soccer ball from Europe
to Africa.
Cast: Angela Finocchiaro, Francesco Salvi, Diego Bianchi.
2) University of Nicosia (in collaboration with the Friends of Cinema society):
7th November 21.00 and 9th November 20.00
“Viva la libertà” (Long Live Freedom)
by Roberto Andò – 2013
In Italian with Greek subtitles. Entrance is 8€ for non members and 4€ for members of the
association “Friends of Cinema society”
The leader of the country's biggest opposition party Enrico Oliveri,
falls in depression because the polls are not in his favor and
disappears without a trace. Concerned about a scandal, the party
leadership wants to hide the news and decide to use the politician's
look-alike brother, who was recently released from a mental hospital,
to fill the gap. The only problem is that while Giovanni is the spitting
image of his sibling, he is completely opposed in character.
Cast: Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastrandrea, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
10th November 21.00
“Si può fare” (We can do that)
by Giulio Manfredonia – 2008
In Italian with English subtitles. Free entrance.
The movie is based on “a lot of true stories” about life after the
1980’s Basaglia Law, when the Italian Government closed down
mental hospitals and released thousands of unprepared patients. The
story tells about an out of work businessman, Nello, who believes that
some patients are capable of doing more with their lives, puts them to
work in a real company, making and designing parquet floors, and
treating them with respect, as business associates.
Cast: Claudio Bisio, Giuseppe Battiston, Anita Caprioli
11th November 21.00
“Bella Addormentata” (Dormant Beauty)
by Marco Bellocchio – 2012
In Italian with Greek subtitles. Entrance is 8€ for non members and 4€ for members of the
association “Friends of Cinema society”
A drama movie that describes the last six days of Eluana
Englaro, a woman who died in February 2009, after having
been in a vegetative state for nearly 17 years. Her family’s
decision to remove her feeding tube and allow her to die was
supported by the Italian Courts and opposed by the Vatican and
the Prime Minister at the time, Silvio Berlusconi. Ms. Englaro’s
fate became the subject of a furious and divisive national
debate.
Cast: Tony Servillo, Isabelle Huppert, Alba Rohrwacher, Maya
Sansa, Michele Riondino
13th November 21.00
“La masseria delle allodole” (The Lark Farm)
by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani – 2007
In Italian with English subtitles. Free entrance.
The story concerns the Avakian clan, an aristocratic Armenian family
convinced that the rising tide of Turkish hostility on the horizon will
scarcely affect their day to day. These illusions come crashing down
when a Turkish military regiment crops up at the house, annihilates
every male member of the family and forces the ladies to trek off into
the Syrian desert, where they will be left to rot. Meanwhile, a goodlooking Turkish officer falls in love with Aram's daughter and makes
an attempt to save her and her family from certain death, even though
the situation is difficult.
Cast: Paz Vega, Moritz Bleibtren, Alessandro Preziosi, Angela
Molina
14th November 21.00 and 16th November 20.00
“Io sono L’amore” (I am love)
by Luca Guadagnino – 2009
In Italian with Greek subtitles. Entrance is 8€ for non members and 4€ for members of the
associtation “Friends of Cinema society”
I Am Love tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives
are undergoing sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch,
has decided to name a successor to the reins of his massive industrial
company, and in so doing, surprises everyone by splitting power
between his son Tancredi and grandson Edo. However, Edo dreams
of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a talented chef. At the
heart of Tancredi’s family is his wife, Emma (Tilda Swinton), a
Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring
and attentive mother, Emma’s existence is shocked to the core when
she falls deeply in love with Antonio and pursues a passionate love
affair that will change his family forever.
Cast: Tilda Switon, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabriellini
17th November 21.00
“Padroni di casa” (Landlords)
by Edoardo Gabbriellini – 2012
In Italian with English subtitles. Free entrance.
Brothers Cosimo and Elia have been hired by the famous singer
Fausto Mieli to do some works in his house just before his comeback
concert. From the first moment the small community of the village
receives them with great suspicion and they soon become the talk of
the town. The tensions between the singer and his immobilized wife
increase, just as the conflict between the two brothers and the rest of
the village. When Cosimo accidentally witnesses something that
should not have seen, the reactions of the hosts do not wait any
longer.
Cast: Valerio Mastandrea, Elio Germano, Gianni Morandi, Valeria
Bruni Tedeschi
3) Cyprus University of Technology of Limassol (in collaboration with the Language Center):
11th November 18.45
“Operazione San Gennaro” (The treasure of San Gennaro)
by Dino Risi -1966
In Italian with English subtitles. Free entrance.
Three Americans arrive in Naples with the intention to steal the
Treasure of San Gennaro. They organize the theft with the help of
Dudù, a Napolitan thief who, however, hesitates to steal the holy
treasure of his own city. At last, the thieves enter the Cathedral while
all citizens of Napoli are watching the telecast of the "Festival of
Neapolitan song". The intentions of the Americans and Dudù,
however, are very different; in fact the young Neapolitan strives to
ensure that the loot will not take the road to America.
Cast: Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Totò, Claudine Auger
18th November 18.45
“Il padre di famiglia”
by Nanni Loy – 1967
In Italian with English subtitles. Free entrance.
During the early postwar years, in Rome, Marco and Paola, two
young architects, get married and dream of a new modern society.
Over the years Marco, exhausted by family obligations and feeling
neglected, has an affair with another woman. In the meantime, Paola
overwhelmed by the constant sacrifice to raise the children, has a
nervous breakdown and is admitted to a nursing home. The film tells
the status of the women after the war when, despite their social and
educational level, they were still obliged to a life of submission and
sacrifice to raise their children.
Cast: Nino Manfredi, Leslie Caron, Ugo Tognazzi, Claudine Auger
25th November 18.45
“Una sconfinata giovinezza”(A second childhood)
by Pupi Avati – 2010
In Italian with English subtitles. Free entrance.
Lino and his wife Chicca lead a happy life, satisfied with their
marriage and their careers. Their only regret in their 25 years of
marriage is not having children. Unexpectedly, Lino's memory
problems become worse and worse until he is diagnosed with a
degenerative illness affecting his brain cells. So begins the slow
process of a man separating from the present and regressing to his
childhood. Throughout, Chicca stands by her husband, sharing his
regression and she nurses him as the child they never had.
Cast: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Francesca Neri, Serena Grandi, Gianni
Cavina.
2nd December 18.45
“Per grazia ricevuta” (Between miracles)
by Nino Manfredi 1971
In Italian with English subtitles. Free entrance.
This Italian comedy is the story of Benedetto, a man who wants to
sin, but can’t, because he feels very guilt-ridden. He lives in a
monastery trying to stay away of the desires and thoughts that are
considered sinful. His liberation seems to come when he meets a freethinking old pharmacist named Orestes and his beautiful daughter
Giovanna with whom Benedetto falls in love.
Cast: Nino Manfredi, Lionel Stander, Delia Boccardo, Mario Scaccia,
Paola Borboni
5th December 18.45
“L'industriale” (The Entrepreneur)
by Giuliano Montaldo 2011
In Italian with English subtitles. Free entrance.
The film tells the story of the factory owner Nicola who is struggling
both professionally and emotionally. He is on the verge of losing his
business, a factory inherited from his beloved father and he is
struggling to live up to a legacy that might not be possible in a
modern financial climate. Nicola is depressed and his wife Laura
starts hanging out with a handsome young attendant. If Nicola
thought things were bad at work, it didn’t prepare him for what was
about to happen at home, dining alone, wondering if his wife had lied
about where she was that night.
Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino, Carolina Crescentini, Eduardo Gabia,
Francesco Scianna, Elena Di Cioccio.
Main Sponsor:
Ambasciata d’Italia in Nicosia
25th March Street, 11
2408 Engomi - Nicosia
P.O. Box 27695 Cyprus
Tel: +357 22357635
Website: www.ambnicosia.esteri.it