Cinema Italiano Film Festival 2010

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Cinema Italiano Film Festival 2010
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Type: Film Festival
Date: 9/23 - 26, 2010
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Location:
Films shown at the
Kahala Consolidated theatres
4211 Waialae Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

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CINEMA ITALIANO IN HAWAI'I 2010

For Immediate Release Media Contact: BJ Whitman, APR

September 9, 2010 Tel: (808)348-0057
Email: bjpr007@hawaiiantel.net

Cinema Italiano in Hawai`i
Presenta
Award-Winning Movies at
Annual Italian Film Festival
September 23 – 26, 2010

Honolulu, Oahu- Cinema Italiano in Hawai`i will present several outstanding Italian Films at the 7^th Annual Italian Film Festival September 23- 26, 2010 at the Kahala Mall Theaters.

“Nine outstanding award-winning Italian films have been selected to bring Italian drama, comedy and romance to Hawai`i residents, said Cinema Italiano in Hawaii Founder & Director, Margherita Balbo Parrent. There will be multiple screenings of the nine films all in Italian with English subtitles. Eight of the films will be premiering in Hawai`i and one returning by popular demand. The films explore a wide variety of topics around 1944 – 2009 time periods. These exceptional films look at social issues, tragedy and heroism, comedy and adventure with themes ranging from the plight of musicians, struggles of aspiring artists, a comedy about the mysteries of rituals of Italian manhood, a dying village abandoned in favor of modern conveniences, a missionary who returns home to his loving family only to discover all has changed and, of course, romance. There is something for everyone!”

Cinema Italiano Hawai`i shares Italian culture through film, sponsor lectures and provides annual scholarships to an Academy of Creative Media student at University of Hawai`i’s film school. Scholarships will be presented in the ceremony preceding the Open Night Gala.

Celebrity jurors include Bonnie Lee, Hawaii filmmaker and former president of Geffen Pictures and former vice president of Warner Brothers; Jim Burke, producer of the Descendants, Neal Israel, creator of the Police Academy films; Edgy Lee, award-winning Hawaii filmmaker and producer; Bonnie Lee, Honolulu film and television producer; and Bobbi Thompson who has been in the artist representation business since 1982.

The Master of Ceremonies for the Opening Night Reception will be Rick Blangiardi, General Manager of Hawaii News Now.

Cinema Italiano in Hawai’i 2010 Synopses

Hawaii Premiere

THE MAN WHO WILL COME
(L’UOMO CHE VERRÀ)

Thursday, September 23 @ 6:35pm
Friday, September 24 @ 1:15pm
Friday, September 24 @ 8: 00pm
Sunday, September 26 @ 9:35pm

Director: Giorgio Diritti
Cast: Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Maya Sansa, Alba Rohrwacher, Claudio Casadio, Eleonora Mazzoni, Vito and others
Italy, 2009, 115m

In 1944 Marzabotto, a village in the mountainous area south of Bologna, Italy, the Waffen SS massacred 728 civilians, mostly children, Catholic priests and adults over 60 years of age. Forty five of the people killed were children under two years old. The events surrounding this tragedy are seen through the eyes of a child—Martina (Montanari), a little girl who saves the life of her baby brother. This historical drama richly portrays the lives of the Italian villagers, who, despite the German occupation, adhere to ancient tradition and the rhythms of rural life. In addition to its striking visual beauty, this film’s cultural authenticity extends to the dialogue, which is spoken entirely in the Bolognese dialect. Winner of 3 David di Donatello 2010 Awards including Best Film and the Special Jury Award at the Rome Film Fest.

Hawaii Premiere

TERRA MADRE

Saturday, September 25 @ 1:20pm
Sunday, September 26 @11:00am

Director: Ermanno Olmi
Italy, 2009, 78 mins.

Terra Madre is the international gathering, held every two years in Turin, Italy, of world-wide food producers united in the Slow Food movement, founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986. Promoting biodiversity, sustainability and economic fairness, Terra Madre (Mother Earth) uses the analogy of planet earth as a mother of limited resources who will not be able to continue feeding her growing brood unless her needs are understood and fulfilled. The 2006 Terra Madre convention opens this highly inspiring documentary, where 4000 producers of food crops from around the world seek to find solutions for an ailing planet. The projects of key participants filmed over the next two years illustrate how, through the responsible production of food, humans can return to the role of caretaker, not exploiter, of Mother Earth. Eye-opening ideas, lyrical scenes of farmland and the spirit of eating (and living) well coalesce into a poetic call to action.

Hawaii Premiere

THE WHITE SPACE
(LO SPAZIO BIANCO)

Saturday, September 25 @5:30pm
Sunday, September 26 @ 12:45pm

Director: Francesca Comencini
Cast: Margherita Buy, Gaetano Bruno, Giovanni Ludeno, Antonio Truppo, Guido Caprino, Salvatore Cantalupo and others
Italy, 2009, 96 mins.

Maria (Buy) is a woman cast adrift by life. She dances alone at a club surrounded by revelers 20 years younger than she is. She ekes out a living in Naples by teaching adult literacy classes, which need to be constantly relocated. Barely able to care for herself, she’s astonished to find herself pregnant after a brief fling. When she gives birth to a premature baby, Maria feels as though her life has been put on hold. As her tiny daughter fights for life in an incubator, Maria struggles with her own—trying to find a way to fill the white space with purpose and hope. Margherita Buy powers this drama with a bravura performance which earned her a Pasinetti Award at the Venice Film Festival, where THE WHITE SPACE won a total of five awards.

Hawaii Premiere

BASILICATA COAST TO COAST

Thursday, September 23 @ 8:55pm
Saturday, September 25 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, September 26 @ 2:45pm

Director: Rocco Papaleo
Cast: Alessandro Gassman, Paolo Briguglia, Max Gazzè, Rocco Papaleo, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Claudia Potenza and others
Italy, 2010, 105 mins.

Four small-time musicians decide to make a 10-day trek by foot out of what would normally take 45 minutes by car across their home region of Basilicata (located at the top of the arch on the boot of Italy) in this engaging comedy. Nicola (Papaleo) is a married, middle-aged teacher who feels as though his life is going nowhere. He decides to invite his friends, who equally need cheering up, to walk with him from the west coast to play a concert at the eastern coast on the final day. Handsome Rocco (Gassman) was the star of a local TV show, but now that he’s relocated to Rome, his career is at a standstill. Franco (Gazzè) doesn’t talk anymore since his fiancée died in a car crash. Salvatore (Briguglia) was so disappointed in love, he dropped out of medical school. The disgruntled four are joined by a grumpy journalist (Mezzogiorno), but along the way, good humor, adventure and the spark of romance take their blues away. Funny, charming and sweetly endearing, this is a road trip you won’t want to miss.

Hawaii Premiere

THE CÉZANNE AFFAIR
(L’UOMO NERO)

Thursday, September 23 @ 4:05pm
Saturday, September 25 @ 9:45pm

Director: Sergio Rubini (OUR LAND)
Cast: Sergio Rubini, Valeria Golino, Guido Giaquinto, Riccardo Scamarcio, Anna Falchi, Fabrizio Gifuni, Vito Signorile, Maurizio Micheli and others
Italy, 2009, 124 mins.

Set in Apulia in 1967, this family drama centers on stationmaster Ernesto (Rubini), whose desire to be recognized for his artistic talent turns him into an uomo nero (boogeyman) in his son Gabriele’s (Giaquinto) eyes. Ernesto single-mindedly throws himself into putting on a one-man show, hoping to impress the village worthies while his long-suffering wife Franca (Golino) holds together the family. But what Franca and young Gabriele don’t know is that Ernesto has a secret. Full of colorful period detail, this charming story of small-town Italian life has terrific performances by the leads.

Hawaii Premiere

THE FRIENDS AT THE MARGHERITA CAFÉ
(GLI AMICI DEL BAR MARGHERITA)

Thursday, September 23 @ 11:30am
Friday, September 24 @ 3:30pm
Saturday, September 25 @ 11:00am

Director: Pupi Avati (INCANTATO)
Cast: Diego Abatantuono, Neri Marcoré, Luigi Lo Cascio, Fabio De Luigi, Pierpaolo Zizzi, Gianni Cavina, Laura Chiatti and others
Italy, 2009, 90 mins.

In this delightful comedy set in 1954 Bologna, eighteen-year-old Taddeo (Zizzi) dreams of being a regular at the legendary Margherita Café, where the mysterious rituals of Italian manhood take place in all their glory. When Taddeo is chosen to be the chauffeur for Al (Abatantuono), the café’s most glamorous patron, he gets a front row seat. The café is populated with a rogues’ gallery of characters, including madly lustful Sicilian Manuelo (Lo Cascio), gentle Bep (Marcoré) who compulsively counts everything and aspiring singer Gian (De Luigi). Taddeo also gets lots of excitement at home, where his profoundly un-musical “grandpa” (Cavina) can’t wait for lessons from his curvaceous piano teacher. This charmer won the Best Comedy Golden Globe in Italy.

Back by Popular Demand!
WE CAN DO THAT
(SI PUÒ FARE)

Friday, September 24 @11:00am
Friday, September 24@10:20pm

Director: Giulio Manfredonia
Cast: Claudio Bisio, Anita Caprioli, Giuseppe Battiston, Andrea Bosca, Giovanni Calcagno, Giorgio Colangeli and others
Italy, 2008, 111 mins.

In this funny and compassionate comedy-drama based on true events, Nello (Bisio), a trade unionist, loses his job and is recruited to manage a cooperative of ex-mental patients. By inventing roles appropriate to the skills of each member of the cooperative, Nello creates a company that generates for everyone, including Nello, renewed purpose. Humorous, heart warming and life-affirming, WE CAN DO THAT won the David of the Youth and was nominated for 7 awards at the David di Donatello Awards, and won Best Original Story from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. Back by popular demand, WE CAN DO THAT was the audience favorite at the 2009 Cinema Italiano in Hawai’i.

Hawaii Premiere

THE WIND BLOWS ROUND
(IL VENTO FA IL SUO GIRO)

Thursday, September 23 @ 1:30pm
Saturday, September 25 @3:05pm
Sunday, September 26 @ 4:55pm

Director: Giorgio Diritti
Cast: Thierry Toscan, Alessandra Agosti, Dario Anghilante, Giovanni Foresti and others
Italy, 2005, 110 mins.

The remote Alpine village of Chersogna is dying. The few residents left stay in the community only part of the year, as the young leave to cities and the agrarian lifestyle of the region is abandoned in favor of modern convenience. When a young French family arrives with a herd of goats to set up a farm to make chevre cheese, the community is spurred into long-forgotten activity, reviving an old farmhouse for the new family. But soon, the realities of farming begin to cause friction among the neighbors, and conflicts escalate in the once peaceful hills. This gorgeously shot drama is the first to feature the rare Occitan dialect, maintaining a richly textured authenticity throughout. THE WIND BLOWS ROUND won three international film festival awards, was nominated for five David di Donatello awards and was featured in the 2009 Slow Food on Film festival in Bologna.

Hawaii Premiere

ME, THEM AND LARA
(IO, LORO E LARA)
Friday, September 25 @ 5:30 pm
Sunday, September 26 @ 7:10pm

Director: Carlo Verdone (MY BEST ENEMY)
Cast: Carlo Verdone, Laura Chiatti, Anna Bonaiuto, Angela Finocchiaro, Marco Giallini, Sergio Fiorentini and others
Italy, 2010, 115 mins.

Beloved comic actor/director Carlo Verdone stars as a priest who returns to Italy after serving as a missionary in Africa in this delightful screwball comedy. Father Carlo struggled for years over the basic needs of his African community, making him feel more like an aid-worker than a man of God. Hoping to regain his faith in the loving arms of his family, he instead finds his home in an uproar. His aged father (Fiorentini) is prancing about in a tangerine-colored wig, happily spending the family fortune on Olga, his spunky Moldavian caregiver, now wife. Carlo’s neurotic sister (Bonaiuto) and coke-head brother (Giallini) are outraged that Olga’s daughter Lara (Chiatti) stands to share in their inheritance. But it just might be the free-spirited Lara who will bring everyone together, maybe for the first time.

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