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 Caravaggio
(18)
Desert
Roses / Le Rose del deserto (15)
The
Lark Farm / La Masseria delle allodole(15)
Manual
of Love 2 / Manuale d’amore 2 (15)
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My
Best Enemy / Il Mio Miglior Nemico (15)
The
Missing Star / La Stella che non c’e
(12A)
Napoleon
and Me / Io E Napoleone (12A)
One
Out of Two / Uno su Due (15)
Saturn
in Opposition / Saturno Contro (15)
Garibaldi
Celebration
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Caravaggio
(18)
2007, 130 min
Dir Angelo Longoni
Photographed by master cinematographer Vittorio
Storaro(Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor,
Reds), Caravaggio depicts aportrait of a
constantly conflicted and flawed artist
trying to dowhat he was placed on this earth
to do.Alessio Boni, best known as the troubled
younger brother in TheBest of Youth, plays
Michelangelo “Michele” Merisi,
born into ahumble family in the town of
Caravaggio (from which the futureartist
would derive his professional moniker).
Cursed with aviolent temper, Michele becomes
as well known for his brawlingas for his
art, frequenting the seamier side of Rome
and using itsprostitutes and thieves as
models, even for his religious paintings.Eventually,
his art creates a fervent group of admirers,
while hispersonal life establishes an equally
dedicated battery of enemies.Director Angelo
Longoni sets up a complex and revealinginterplay
between the artist and his era. He shows
how muchCaravaggio drew from painterly practices
of his day and how heeffectively went beyond
them. Boni gives a great, full-bodiedperformance
as the street brawler and father of one
of the mostremarkable bodies of work in
the entire artistic canon. The filmis sprawling,
ambitious and stunning. |
Glasgow 16 Nov 1.30pm
Glasgow 19 Nov 6.15pm
London Riverside 22 Nov 6.00pm
Cardiff 25 Nov 6.30pm |
Cast
Alessio Boni, Paolo Briguglia, Elena Sofia
Ricci, Jordi Mollà, Claire Kleim,
Benjamin Sadler
Prod
Ida Di Benedetto, Titania Produzioni, Rai
Fiction
Scr Andrea
Purgatori, Jim Carrington
Ph
Vittorio Storaro
Ed
Mauro Bonanni
Int sales
Rai Trade, Via Umberto Novaro, 18 –
00195 Rome Tel 0039 06 374981 Fax 0039 06
3723492 info@aitrade.it www.raitrade.it |
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Desert
Roses / Le rose del deserto(15)
2006, 102 min
Dir Marion Monicelli
Mario Monicelli has created some of the
finest examples ofthat Italian tradition
of “serious comedy” - pointed
socialcommentaries that double you over
with laughter - in such worksas Big Deal
on Madonna Street, The Organizer and La
GrandeGuerra. For his new film Monicelli
returns to one of his favoritethemes, the
absurdity of war.During the Second World
War, an Italian medical unit waits in theLibyan
desert for what they are sure will be their
victorious marchinto British-controlled
Egypt. Gradually, it dawns on them that
thewar isn’t going as their superiors
have said. Monicelli assembleda great ensemble
cast for the film, including Michele Placido,Alessandro
Haber and Giorgio Pasotti. |
Glasgow 21 Nov 8.40pm
London Riverside 24 Nov 9.00pm
London Renoir 25 Nov 6.30pm
Cardiff 27 Nov 6.30pm |
Cast Michele
Placido, Alessandro Haber, Giorgio Pasotti,
Fulvio Falzarano,
Moran Atias, Tatti Sanguineti
Prod Mauro Berardi, Luna Rossa Cinematografica,
supported by MiBAC, in collaboration with
Rai Cinema and Mikado Film
Scr Mario Monicelli, Alessandro Bencivenni,
Domenico Saverni
Ph Saverio Guarna
Ed Bruno Sarandrea
Mus Paolo Dossena, Mino Freda
Int sales Adriana Chiesa Enterprises Via
Barnaba Oriani 24/a – IT-00197 Roma
Tel 0039 06 8086052 Fax 0039 06 80687855
e-mai l info@adrianachiesaenterprises.com
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The Lark Farm / La masseria delle allodole(15)
2006, 122 mins
Dir Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Returning to the big screen after a lengthy
absence, the Tavianibrothers have crafted
a deeply felt adaptation of the AntoniaArslan
novel on the Armenian genocide of 1915.
An all-star casttease out the human emotions
of sweeping historical events thatremain
intensely controversial more than ninety
years later.The story begins in the charming
country estate of Armineh(Arsinee Khanjian)
and Aram Avakian (Tcheky Karyo) as theyignore
the gathering clouds of conflict and prepare
for thearrival of Aram's brother from Venice.
Then, a Turkishmilitary detachment arrives,
slaughters every male member ofthe family
and rounds up the women for a long march
into theSyrian desert. During the march,
spirited beauty Nunik (Paz Vega)falls in
love with a dashing Turkish officer (Alessandro
Preziosi)but even friends in high places
seem unlikely to save her and theother women
from certain death.Beautifully crafted,
The Lark Farm is a timely, thought-provokingexamination
of a holocaust that history has chosen to
forget.
Directors
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani will be
present at the following screenings:
London Riverside
19 Nov 8.50pm & 20 Nov 6.30pm
Glasgow 22 Nov 6.00pm
(tbc)
Edinburgh 23 Nov
8.30pm( tbc) |
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London Riverside 19 Nov 8.50pm
London Riverside 20 Nov 6.30pm
Glasgow 22 Nov 6.00pm
Edinburgh 23 Nov 8.30pm |
Cast Paz
Vega, Arsinee Khanjian, Tcheky Karyo, Moritz
Bleibtreu, Angela Molina, Andre Dussollier,
Alessandro Preziosi.
Prod Eagle Pictures, Ager 3, Flach Films,
Nimar Studios, Sagrera TV
Scr Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani from
the novel by Antonia Arslan.
Ph Giuseppe Lanci
Ed Roberto Perpignani
Mus Giuiano Taviani
Int sales Rai Trade, Via Umberto Novaro,
18 – 00195 Rome Tel 0039 06 374981
Fax 0039 06 3723492 info@aitrade.it www.raitrade.it
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Manual of Love 2 / Manuale d’amore 2 (15)
2007, 120 mins
Dir Giovanni Veronesi.
Following the exceptional success of the
original Manual of Love,director Giovanni
Veronesi does an encore, in the form of
fournew episodes featuring a stellar cast:
the hero of Eros is ayoung paraplegic madly
in love with his female physiotherapist;Maternity
traces the tragicomic odyssey of Franco
and Manuela,a young couple forced to resort
to artificial insemination to havea child;
The Wedding tells of Fosco and Filippo,
a gay couple whogo to Spain to be married;
in Extreme Love, 50-year-old Ernesto,tired
of the marital routine, is swept away by
his passion for amuch younger woman.The
link between all four “chapters”
is a radio broadcast hostedby DJ Fulvio
on the topic of love.Veronesi delves once
again into the mysterious recesses of thehuman
heart and emerges with these four interconnecting
talesof family tragedy, ill-fated love affairs,
eternal passion andfleeting relationships
in a humorous, romantic and moving lookat
the lasting effect of love on the human
condition. |
Manchester 18 Nov 8.40pm
London Riverside 20 Nov 8.55pm
London Renoir 23 Nov 6.30pm
Glasgow 28 Nov 8.15pm + short
Glasgow 29 Nov 1.30pm + short |
Cast Riccardo
Scamarcio, Barbora Bobulova, Monica Bellucci,
Carlo Verdone, Fabio Volo, Sergio Rubini,
Antonio Albanese, Dario Bandiera, Elsa Pataky
Dir Giovanni Veronesi.
Prod Aurelio De Laurentiis, Luigi De Laurentiis
Scr Ugo Chiti, Andrea Agnello, Giovanni
Veronesi
Ph Tani Canevari
Ed Claudio Di Mauro
Mus Paolo Buonvino
Int sales Filmauro, Via XXIV Maggio, 14
00187 Rome Tel +39 06 699581
Fax +39 06 69958410 e-mail filmauro@filmauro.it
www.filmauro.it
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My Best Enemy / Il mio miglior nemico(15)
2006, 115mins
Dir Carlo Verdone
You can't choose who you fall in love with...
or their family!Achille De Bellis (Carlo
Verdone) is the head of a majorhotel chain
owned by his wife Gigliola (Agnese Nano)
andbrother-in-law Guglielmo (Paolo Triestino).
He seems tohave everything a man could desire:
a beautiful home, a soundmarriage and an
excellent professional position. However,as
his silver wedding anniversary draws near,
every certaintyin his life is overturned
when he meets - or bumps into- a 23-year-old
good-for-nothing called Orfeo (Silvio Muccino).Orfeo
lives in a working-class neighbourhood of
Rome. Like hisfriends, he lacks much ambition,
and manages to keep himselfafloat with small
unskilled jobs, while his afternoons tend
to bepassed in pointless discussions and
chat.Nominated for 12 David di Donatello
awards My Best Enemy is adelightful comedy
that reunites actor-director Carlo Verdonewith
his Manual of Love co-star Silvio Muccino
in an hilarioustale of two nemeses coming
together for the love of a girl.This ambitious
tale was shot in Rome, Sabaudia, Lake Como,Geneva
and Istanbul. |
Manchester 17 Nov 2.45pm
Edinburgh 20 Nov 6.00pm
Glasgow 22 Nov 8.30pm + short
London Riverside 23 Nov 8.50pm
London Riverside 25 Nov 7.30pm
London Renoir 27 Nov 6.30pm
Dundee 29 Nov 6.00pm |
Cast Silvio
Muccino, Ana Caterina Morariu, Agnese Nano,
Carlo Vedone.
Prod Aurelio De Laurentiis
Scr Carlo Verdone, Silvio Muccino, Pasquale
Plastino, Silvia Ranfagni,
Vittorio Storaro
Ph Danilo Desideri
Mus Paolo Buonvino, Claudio Di Mauro
Int sales Filmauro, Via XXIV Maggio, 14
00187 Rome Tel +39 06 699581
Fax +39 06 69958410
e-mail: filmauro@filmauro.it
www.filmauro.it
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The Missing Star / La stella che non c’è
(12A)
2006, 103 mins
Dir Gianni Amelio
The latest film from IFF favourite Gianni
Amelio could almostbe called Lost In Translation
Italian style. Sergio Castellitto starsas
Vincenzo, a Naples engineer who ventures
to rural Chinaprompted by his concerns over
the safety of a blast furnace.Aided by translator
Lia Hua (Tai Ling) he embarks on a stubborn,obsessive
quest that takes him deeper into the country
andbecomes more about the tentative relationship
between themthan reaching his goal.Told
with all the compassion and tenderness we
have come to expectfrom the director of
Lamerica (1994) and The Keys To The House
/Le chiavi di casa (2004), The Missing Star
is a soulful romance thatunfolds in some
spectacular locations that provide stunning
glimpsesof a China that is largely unfamiliar
to western eyes.Beautifullfy made and sensitively
handled, the narrative blossomsinto a poignant
exploration of one couple's attempt to bridge
thecultural divide between West and East. |
London Riverside 17 Nov 8.55pm
Edinburgh 21 Nov 8.30pm
Dundee 23 Nov 8.30pm |
Cast Sergio
Castellitto, Tai Ling, Angelo Costabile,
Hiu Sun Ha, Catherine Sng, Enrico Vanigiani,
Roberto Rossi
Prod Achab Film, Babe Film, Carac Films,
Cattleya, Exon Film, Media Development Authority,
Oak 3 Films, RAI, RTSI, Rai Cinema
Scr Gianni Amelio, Umberto Contarello based
on the novel The Dismissal by Ermanno Rea
Ph Luca Bigazzi
Ed Simona Paggi
Mus Franco Piersanti
Intl sales Lakeshore International 9268
West Third Street, Beverly Hills,
California 90210, US. Tel 001 310 867 8000
Fax 001 310 300 3015
E-mail sales@lakeshoreentertainment.com
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Napoleon and Me / Io e Napoleone(12A)
2006, 104mins.
Dir Paolo Virzì
Napoleon's exile on the Italian island of
Elba is seen throughthe eyes of a young
teacher who reviles the former emperor(played
by Daniel Auteuil), but must serve as his
librarian inthis light-hearted costume drama
that's as fast-paced as anoperetta and spiked
with Tuscan humour.Featuring Monica Bellucci
as the intriguing Baroness, afloozy who
is anxious over turning 40 and aggressively
courts20-something men like Martino who
will remind her of howbeautiful she is.
As Napoleon, French acting legend Daniel
Auteuilis more than credible, walking a
foot shorter but somehow moreimposing than
the bodyguards and hangers-on who follow
hisevery step around the island.Virzì
(a previous IFF guest and a popular director
known forcomedies with a sharp social edge),
is in top form here. Comicside stories make
generous use of the Tuscan dialect and accents,yet
there are some genuinely emotional moments,
too, notablya jewel-like cameo by Margarita
Lozano as Napoleon's formernursemaid. Locations
on Elba deliciously bring the period tolife
in this lighthearted comedy based on Ernesto
Ferrero'sprize-winning historical novel
N. |
London Riverside 16 Nov 8.50pm
Glasgow 17 Nov 8.00pm
Edinburgh 18 Nov 8.30pm
Manchester 21 Nov 6.30pm
Cardiff 23 Nov 6.30pm
Dundee 28 Nov 6.15pm |
Cast Monica
Bellucci, Elio Germano, Daniel Auteuil,
Valerio Mastandrea,
Sabrina Impacciatore, Massimo Ceccherini
Prod Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini,
Marco Chimenz.
Scr Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli,
Francesco Bruni, Paolo Virzi, freely based
on the novel N by Ernesto Ferrero.
Ph Alessandro Pesci
Ed Cecilia Zanuso
Mus Paolo Buonvino, Juan Bardem
Int sales SND, 89 avenue Charles-de-Gaulle
92575 Neuilly-sur-Seine
Tel 01 41 92 79 39/41/42. Fax 01 41 92 79
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One Out of Two / Uno su due(15)
2006, 100mins
Dir Eugenio Cappuccio
Director Eugenio Cappuccio, whose I Truly
Respect You receivedconsiderable plaudits
and box office success, returns with thistouching
chronicle of a one man’s emotional
rebirth.Lorenzo (Fabio Volo) has everything
– successful law career,beautiful
girlfriend, magnificent apartment –
and he’s justabout to embark on a
business deal that should make him anenormously
wealthy man. Then he faints on the sidewalk.Rushed
to a hospital, he wakes to discover that
his body hasbeen harbouring a potentially
fatal disease. |
London Riverside 18 Nov 3.00pm
Glasgow 24 Nov 8.30pm + short
Edinburgh 29 Nov 8.15pm |
Cast Fabio
Volo, Anita Caprioli, Giuseppe Battiston,
Paola Rota, Agostina Belli, Ninetto Davoli,
Tresy Taddei, Maurizio Pompella
Prod Beppe Caschetto, ITC Movie, Rai Cinema,
supported by MIBAC
Scr Eugenio Cappuccio, Massimo Gaudioso,
Francesco Cenni, Michele Pellegrini, in
collaboration with Fabio Volo
Ph Gianfilippo Corticelli
Ed Favio Nunziata
Mus Francesco Cerasi
Int sales Rai Trade, Via Umberto Novaro,
18 IT-00195 Rome
Tel 0039 06 374981 Fax 0039 06 3723492 e-mail
info@raitrade.it
www.raitrade.rai.it
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Saturn in Opposition / Saturno contro (15)
2006, 113mins
Dir Ferzan Ozpetek
Multi-award-winning Italo-Turkish director
Ferzan Ozpetek,(Facing Windows, Ignorant
Fairies) explores the relationshipsbetween
a group of friends in this moving ensemble
piece.The hosts of their regular gatherings
over dinner are the dynamicLorenzo and his
partner, the successful writer Davide. Theyhappily
spend their time with a circle of intimates:
Antonio(Stefano Accorsi) and Angelica (Margherita
Buy), a married couplewith kids; sunny cokehead
Roberta (Ambra Angiolini); Davide'sacerbic
ex Sergio (Ennio Fantastichini) and equally
biting friendNeval (Serra Yilmaz) and her
policeman husband (Filippo Timi);and newcomer
Paolo (Michelangelo Tommaso).Ozpetek, always
the brilliant group portrait artist, brings
hischaracters masterfully towards a critical
moment when they'reforced to cast off their
stiffened masks and to return to the veryessence
of the friendship that unites them.The director
shows a confident, light touch in directing
the largecast, so neatly balanced that no
one really stands out. Thesoundtrack by
Giovanni Pellini (also known as Neffa) gives
heavyemphasis to lively Spanish and French-sounding
tunes.Winner of the David di Donatello Award
2007 for Best SupportingActress - Ambra
Angiolini. |
Manchester 16 Nov 6.25pm
London Riverside 21 Nov 8.40pm
Dundee 24 Nov 8.30pm
Glasgow 25 Nov 8.20pm + short
Edinburgh 26 Nov 8.30pm
Cardiff 28 Nov 6.30pm |
Cast Pier
Francesco Favino, Stefano Accorsi, Margherita
Buy, Milena Vukotic, Serra Yilmaz, Lunetta
Savino, Isabella Ferrari, Luca Argentero,
Filippo Timi, Luigi Diberti, Michelangelo
Tommaso, Ennio Fantastichini, Ambra Angiolini.
Prod R&C Produzioni, Faros Film (Rome),
UGCYM (Paris), AFS Film (Istanbul)
co-production, Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli.
Scr Gianni Romoli, Ferzan Ozpetek
Ph Gianfilippo Corticelli
Ed Patrizio Marone
Mus Giovanni Pellini (Neffa)
Int sales Films Distribution, 34 rue du
Louvre 75001 Paris Tel +33 1 53 10 33 99
Fax +33 1 53 10 33 98 www.filmsdistribution.com
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GARIBALDI CELEBRATION
1860 (12)
1934, 72 mins
Dir Alessandro Blasetti.
The date of the title, 1860 is considered
by many, even tothis day, as the forerunner
of the long season of Italianneo-realism.
The Sicilian patriots, who had retreated
intothe mountains, awaited the arrival of
Garibaldi's troops tofree the island from
Bourbon rule. Travelling from Sicilywhich
was nervously preparing for the landing
of the“Thousand”, the shepherd
Carmeliddu (Giuseppe Gulino)reached the
peninsula on behalf of Father Costanzo(Gianfranco
Giachetti), a friar who helped the rebels.The
purpose of his mission is to reach Liguria
and ensurethat Garibaldi’s expedition
is real, like the hope of thoseawaiting
him, in this case encouraging the combatants
tourgently intervene. During his tiring
journey, Carmeliddudiscovers and verifies
the torment of a changing Italy, andthe
pain of those who are fighting so that “Italy
is created”.In the meantime his wife,
Gesuzza (Aida Bellia), who hadremained in
Sicily, is captured and sentenced to death
bythe Bourbon police who, in the disorder,
had implementeda violent campaign of repression
aimed at discouragingthe rebels.However,
she was saved by a provident amnesty thatreached
Naples, by order of the King. Unaware of
anythingand concerned for the hardship of
Garibaldi’s troops,Carmeliddu continues
his mission and lands at Quartowith the
Thousand, realising the determination that
drovethe leader and the Italians who had
left their homes andcome from all over the
country to join him.After the historic and
arduous victory at Calatafimi,the shepherd
is reached on the battlefield by his wife,who
feared for his fate. In the enthusiasm of
the meeting,Carmeliddu tells the woman of
Garibaldi’s immortaltestimony: On
that day, Italy was created. |
Edinburgh 17 Nov 4.00pm
Glasgow 18 Nov plus intro 6.45pm
London Riverside 24 Nov 7.30pm |
Cast Giuseppe
Gulino, Aida Bellia, Gianfranco Giachetti,
Mario Ferrari and Maria Denis.
Prod Cines. Scr Emilio Cecchi, Gino Mazzucchi,
Alessandro Blasetti. Ph Anchise Brizzi.
Mus Nino Medin. Ed Ignazio Ferronetti, Alessandro
Blasetti.
Print courtesy of RIPLEY’S FILM S.r.l.,
Via Don Filippo Rinaldi,
9 00181 Roma Tel +39 (0)6 78 44 14 01 Fax
+39 (0)6 78 44 14 30.
1934, 72 mins
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