Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia – Screening of the film “Ennio” by Giuseppe Tornatore
ENNIO by Giuseppe Tornatore synopsis Ennio is a well-rounded portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores. The documentary presents the Maestro through a long interview conducted by […]
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Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia – Screening of the film “Like Turtles” by Monica Dugo
LIKE TURTLES by Monica Dugo synopsis Daniele, Lisa, Sveva and Paolo, an apparently perfect middle-class family in a beautiful house in the historic center of Rome One day the husband empties the closet and leaves away. The empty wardrobe becomes, for Lisa, the ideal place to take refuge and work out the separation. Sveva, the […]
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Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia – Screening of the film “The De Filippo Siblings” by Sergio Rubini
I FRATELLI DE FILIPPO by Sergio Rubini synopsis Early 1900s. The siblings Eduardo, Peppino and Titina live with their mother, Luisa De Filippo. There is no father, or rather, he is hiding under the guise of “uncle” Eduardo Scarpetta, the most famous actor and playwright of his time. While Scarpetta did not recognize his three […]
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Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia – Screening of the film “Shadow of the Day” by Giuseppe Piccioni
SHADOW OF THE DAY by Giuseppe Piccioni synopsis Italy, after the promulgation of the racial laws (1938). Luciano, a Fascist-abiding restaurateur, nonetheless believes he can still live by his own rules inside his business. However, everything changes when Anna, a girl with a dangerous secret, starts to work at his restaurant. Original title: L’ombra del […]
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Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia – Screening of the film “Superheroes” by Paolo Genovese
SUPERHEROES by Paolo Genovese synopsis The story of a young couple who falls in love and struggles to keep its relationship alive going through tenderness and fights, lies and emotions, secrets and cheatings. A sentimental dramedy about couples and the effect of time passing on their relationships, posing a simple but profound question: what superpowers […]
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Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia – Screening of the film “Mediterraneo” by Gabriele Salvatores
Presentation of the film by the director and screenwriter Enzo Monteleone with final Q&A. MEDITERRANEOby Gabriele Salvatores synopsis In WW2, an Italian Army unit of misfits occupies an isolated non-strategic Greek island for the duration of the war. Original title: Mediterraneo Year: 1991 Genre: fiction Directed by: Gabriele Salvatores Film run: 96′ Cast: […]
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Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia – Screening of the film “Yaya and Lennie” by Alessandro Rak
Presentation of the film by the director, animator and cartoonist Alessandro Rak with final Q&A. YAYA E LENNIE – THE WALKING LIBERTYby Alessandro Rak synopsis The world has come to an end. Nature has retaken possession of the planet. A new society, the Institution, is attempting to thrive from the ruins. Its followers strive […]
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Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia – Screening of the film “Aspromonte. Land of the Forgotten” by Mimmo Calopreste
Presentation of the film by the director Mimmo Calopresti with final Q&A. ASPROMONTE: LAND OF THE FORGOTTENby Mimmo Calopresti synopsis At the end of the 50’s, in Africo, a small village in the valley of Aspromonte, a woman dies in childbirth, because the doctor can not be there on time, as no route […]
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Opening of the Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia – Screening of the film “Nostalgia” by Mario Martone
The first edition of the Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia opens with the presentation and screening of the film “Nostalgia” by Mario Martone, selected to represent Italy at the 2023 Academy Awards. The inauguration of the festival will see the presentation of the film by the director and screenwriter Enzo Monteleone, Oscar winner 1992 and […]
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First Italian Film Festivals in Ethiopia
On the occasion of the Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo (Italian Language Week in the World), the first edition of the Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia also kicks off. The best of today’s Italian cinematography through the presentations of the latest films by Giuseppe Tornatore, Mario Martone, Paolo Genovese, Sergio Rubini, Mimmo Calopresti, Alessandro […]
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