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 director Alessandro Rak, representative of the film’s production company.
Opening Event of the IFF
Sunday 23 October, at 4.00 p.m. (Italian Cultural Institute)
– Queen of Flowers and Pearls
A reading-concert by writer and performer Gabriella Ghermandi and
actress Liliana Mele, with the participation of Abiy Woldemariam (piano),
Henock Temesgen (bass), Teferi Aseffa (drums)
– Welcome greetings
H.E. Agostino Palese, Ambassador of Italy to Ethiopia
Roberto Stabile, Head of Special Projects of the Ministry of Culture, Cinecittà
Semen Kumurzhi, Director, ICI Addis Ababa
– Cocktail
NOSTALGIA
by Mario Martone
synopsis
The novel tells the story of Felice Lasco who returns to the Sanità district to look after his sick and dying mother after 45 years spent between the Middle East and Africa. In Naples he waits to meet Oreste, a friend of the past, who has become a criminal.
Original title: Nostalgia
Year: 2022
Genre: fiction
Directed by: Mario Martone
Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino, Francesco Di Leva, Tommaso Ragno, Aurora Quattrocchi, Sofia Essaïdi, Nello Mascia, Emanuele Palumbo, Artem, Salvatore Striano, Virginia Apicella
