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  17 NOVEMBER - 4 DECEMBER 2006

SHORTS / CORTOMETRAGGI

SCREENING AT LONDON RIVERSIDE only
18 November at 4pm

The annual shorts selection, curated by VANESSA STRIZZI, takes the pulse of Italy’s far-flung film-making community. Some already have reputations and experience such as ace animator Bruno Bozzetto while
others are just making their mark. The themes are wide-ranging and original – from teenage dreamers to a wartime tale. Whatever else the seven titles capture Italy from tip to toe, all in 89 minutes (advisory certificate for the programme 12A).


Good Morning / Buongiorno

Mirrors should stop reflecting in this intriguing short which has a score by the great Ennio Morricone. Cast: Domenico Lannutti. Dir: Melo Prino. Prod: Francesco Pappalardo, SKY Cinema. Scr: Melo Prino. Ph: Melo Prino. Ed: Tiros Niakaj. Mus: Ennio Morricone. 2005 5 mins. Like a Blade of Grass in the Meadow Come un filo d’erba nel prato Benedetta is a 14-year-old school girl, and like many girls her age, she is prone to day dreams. Instead of facing life and meeting real boys she prefers to make up a perfect world in her room. Then one day Beniamino, a school friend, starts attracting her attention. Cast: Anna Tapallas, Davide Scalenghe Migliarini, Marco Colombo Bolla. Dir: Attilio Azzola. Scr: A. Azzola, Mario Nuzzo, Benedetta Tobagi. Ph: Valerio Ferrario. Ed: Attilio Azzola. Prod: Associazione Culturale Fuoricampo. 2005.
18 mins.

Like a Blade of Grass in the Meadow Come un filo d’erba nel prato

Benedetta is a 14-year-old school girl, and like many girls her age, she is prone to day dreams. Instead of facing life and meeting real boys she prefers to make up a perfect world in her room. Then one day Beniamino, a school friend, starts attracting her attention. Cast: Anna Tapallas, Davide Scalenghe Migliarini, Marco Colombo Bolla. Dir: Attilio Azzola. Scr: A. Azzola, Mario Nuzzo, Benedetta Tobagi. Ph: Valerio Ferrario. Ed: Attilio Azzola. Prod: Associazione Culturale Fuoricampo. 2005.
18 mins.

A Wire Around the World / Un filo intorno al mondo

During the Second World War two illiterate farmers from the north Italy, father and son, ask a shrewd postman to help them read the letter sent by the son and grandson from the Russian front. At night, they invent a way to send the soldier a pair of new shoes. Cast: Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti and Giacomo Poretti. Dir: Sophie Chiarello. Prod: Sophie Chiarello. Scr: Sophie Chiarello. Ph: Vittorio Omodeizorini. Ed: Antonio Di Peppo. Mus: Sebastiano Cognolato. 2006.
15 mins

 

Giovanna Z: A Love Story

On a summer night in a disco on the beach Giovanna meets Andrea, a local barman. The girl is sure that she found her true love; however, from Andrea’s point of view, the situation is completely different. Cast: Susanna Nicchiarelli, Luciano Scarpa, Stefano D. Piccione Dir: Susanna Nicchiarelli. Prod: Francesco Nicchiarelli. Scr: Mariangela Priarolo, Susanna Nicchiarelli. Ph: Piero Basso. Ed: Stefano Cravero. Mus: Saverio Damiani. 2005
15 mins

Incurable Love / Un inguaribile amore

A wife and husband are talking about ten years of marriage. They had hoped that life would have been different yet they are still together and in love. Cast: Cesare Scoccimarro, Stefania Bastianello Dir: Giovanni Covini. Ph: Roberto Tronconi. Ed: Giovanni Covini. Prod: Giovanni Covini. 2005.
16mins

Looo

In a shabby theatre in Rome a screen-test is being carried out in order to find a good actor for a film in 3D. Looo presents himself: he’s an athletic professional accountant, yet he is unable to meet the expectations of the test because the director demands his performance to be of Pixar quality … Dir: Bruno Bozzetto. Prod: Bruno Bozzetto. Scr: Bruno Bozzetto. Animation: Alvise Avati, Stefano Buonamico, Andrea Bozzetto, Federico Cascinelli. Backgrounds and lighting: Andrea Bozzetto. Music and sound effects: Roberto Frattini. 2004.
5 mins.

Free Everybody / Tana libera tutti

Emiliano is six years old. He has just moved in to a new apartment on a beautiful courtyard where every afternoon a lot of children are playing together. Emiliano quickly makes new friends but there is a little girl, Flavia, that doesn’t seem to notice him at all. When the first day of the primary school comes Emiliano is due for a great surprise. Cast: Eliseo Porcu, Mariagrazia Pinto, Alessandro Anella, Mirko Brizioli. Dir: Vito Palmieri. Prod:World Video Production. Scr: Marco Gianfreda. Ph: Michele D’Attanasio. Ed: Claudio Di Mauro. Mus: Giordano Corapi. 2006.
15 mins