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Short films have a language, timing and rhythm
that are all their own. That is why the IFF UK
has always reserved a specific place for them
as part of the focus on il cinema italiano. |
Curated
by leading film specialist Vanessa Strizzi (director
of the Umbria Film Festival held every July in
Montone) the selection is always vibrant,eclectic
and wide-ranging in its scope and ambition. Some
shorts will be screened with features while London
audiences at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith
will be able to sample a complete shorts programme. |
End
of the Line
Fine Corsa
Four adolescent boys take the train
in to the city for an evening out. In an
escalation of intolerance and violence,
the ride quickly degenerates in to a
trip on the dark side.
Cast Nicolas Latini, Andrea Capocchia, Daniele
Deias,
Valerio Urbani, Romana Marelyn Hadzovic.
Dir Alessandro Celli. Prod Blue Suede Shoots.
Scr Alessandro Celli. Ph Maura Morales Bergmann.
Ed Clelio Benevento. Mus Meme. 2007. 12 mins.
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Glasspiel
Two waiters challenge each other in a
musical duel with wine glasses.
Dir Enrico Iacovoni. Prod Glasspiel.
Scr Enrico Iacovoni, Massimo Zomparelli.
Ph Massimo Zomparelli. Ed Enrico Iacovoni.
Mus Francesco Zampaglione. 2006. 3 mins.
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Just Five Minutes
Solo cinque minuti
Franco Bomprezzi is a journalist who
has been wheel-chair bound since he
was born. He has to interview the
celebrated actress Valeria Golino, but
today Valeria’s set is on the fifth floor
of an ancient roman building. Without
an elevator…
Cast Valeria Golino, Franco Bomprezzi. Dir Filippo
Soldi.
Prod RaiCinema, Intelfilm. Scr Heidrun Schleef.
Ph Alberto Iannuzzi. Ed Andrea Ruffini. Mus Ezio
Bosso.
2007. 5 mins
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Is Everything OK?
Va tutto bene
Chiara finds herself in mechanical
trouble while driving her car. Valerio
sees her and he approaches to offer
her a lift. It may be a casual meeting
but it means a lot for both of them.
Cast Valerio Mastandrea, Daniela Fazzolari. Dir
Fulvio Molena.
Prod Esperia Film. Scr Viola Rispoli. Ph Vladan
Radovich.
Ed Fulvio Molena. Mus Afterhours. 2006. 19mins.
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Carla’s Child
Il bambino di Carla
Antonio, aged 20, is as handsome as a
male model. He lives with Carla, 50,
who is poor, overweight and careless.
The young man is almost paralysed by
his circumstances and is scared of
everything. Carla does not care and
professes her love for him. Then Antonio
falls in love with a young woman …
Cast Antonio Palmese, Annamaria Teresa Ricci,
Giorgia Mari,
Alex Munteanu. Dir Emanuela Rossi. Prod Emanuela
Rossi.
Scr Emanuela Ross. Ph Mauro Falomi. Ed Letizia
Caudullo.
2007. 26 mins.
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End of the Line
Fine Corsa
Four adolescent boys take the train
in to the city for an evening out. In an
escalation of intolerance and violence,
the ride quickly degenerates in to a trip
on the dark side.
Cast Nicolas Latini, Andrea Capocchia,Daniele
Deias,
Valerio Urbani,Romana Marelyn Hadzovic.
Dir Alessandro Celli. Prod Blue Suede Shoots.
Scr Alessandro Celli. Ph Maura Morales Bergmann.
Ed Clelio Benevento. Mus Meme. 2007. 12 mins.
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The Eyes of Christ
Gli Occhi di Cristo
Giovanni is a priest who lives a life full of
love and certainties. He lives in a modest
house with his sister Anna, devoting his life
to his fellow man. Then one day a man
walks into Giovanni's church and confesses
to murdering two women. The priest
cannot tell anyone about it, as the secret of
the confession forbids him to reveal the
atrocity, so he has no other option but to
hold the secret inside himself.
Cast Giovanni Bencivenga, Paolo Coletta, Fabio
de Caro and Cristina Donadio. Dir Luigi Barbieri
Prod Gianni Alfano, Tony Hart.
Scr Luigi Barbieri, Stefano Russo. 2006, 15 min
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The
Memories of Dogs
La memoria dei cani
With a fragmented narrative style
which evokes a sense of memory and
the act of remembering – the way in
which we remember, as much as
what we remember – Simone Massi’s
assured, beautifully realised and
sensitive short film provokes an
emotional affinity; a recognisable sense
of shared experience.
Dir Simone Massi. Prod Arte, Sacrebleu Production.
Animation Simone Massi. Ed Simone Massi.
Mus Musicfeel. 2006. 8 mins.
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Miranda’s Journey
Il cuore all’improvviso
A little girl gets lost in the park after
she follows a mysterious white dog.
The animal leads her into the labyrinths
of a strange and fascinating world filled
with hazards. Meanwhile a man dies in
his hospital bed...
Cast Miranda Colasanti, Claudia Teixeira, Arnaldo
Colasanti.
Dir / Prod Catherine McGilvray. Scr Mariangela
Barbanente, Catherine McGilvray. Ph Vincenzo Marinese.
Ed Giovanni Ballantini, Ilaria Fraioli. Mus Roberto
Caravella.
2007. 13 mins
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Pizunèra
Something for the birds in 3D
animation as a pigeon who works
as “main square pigeon” and speaks
only Bologna dialect, meets up with
a travelling sales magpie...
Dir Patrizio Ansaloni, Massimo Sarzi Madidini,
Claudio Mazzanti.
Prod Loop. Scr Claudio Mazzanti. Animation Michele
Forte,
Andrea Besa, Claudio Iudice, Francesco Tundo,
Riccardo Venier.
Ed Andrea Nadalini. Mus Fausto Carpani, Antonio
Stragapede.
2006. 8 mins.
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Unfiltered Southerners
Meridionali senza filtro
On a grey November day, three men travel
on the country road from Puglia to
Basilicata. Fajele, the elder brother, is set
to marry a girl from a nearby town. His
guests include his younger brother Nicola
and his father who’s 70 and suffers a heart
condition. The omens are not promising.
Cast Franco Ferrante, Nicola Giustino, Francesco
Lorusso.
Dir Michele Bia. Prod Ass Cult. La Pecora Nera.
Scr Michel Bia. Ph Roberta Allegrini. Ed Annalisa
Forgione.
Mus Davide and Massimo Laneve. 2006. 20 mins
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The Substitute
Il supplente
Why does the supply teacher behave in a
strange manner? Find out in this comedy
about the teen world and the existential
confusion of grown-ups. The film deals
with nostalgia for youth and the virtues of
courage and suggests it is never too late
to break away from the humdrum.
Cast Arianna dal Buono, Andrea Jublin, Valentino
Campitelli,
Lorenzo de Cicco, Nicola de Feo, Lisa Galantini.
Dir Andrea Jublin. Prod Sky Cinema, Frame by Frame.
Scr Andrea Jublin. Ph Daniele Massaccesi.
Ed Pierpaolo Adami. 2006. 15 mins.
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Waiting
Dopodomani
Abandoned in town by their families four
old people await the end of the summer
inside a fire brigade house. Around them,
in the still atmosphere of an August in
town, little stories of loneliness, betrayals
and unemployment unfold.
Cast Sergio Forconi, Corso Codecasa, Evita Ciri,
Riccardo Francia,
Julia Sarano, Hesh Sarmalcar. Dir Duccio Chiarini.
Prod Blue Suede Shoots. Scr Fabio Genovesi, Evita
Ciri,
Duccio Chiarini. Ph John Jacob Payyapalli. Ed
Gianni Vezzosi.
Mus Alberto Becucci. 2006. 27 mins.
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