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Ciao,Italian Film Festival 2024

September 22, 2024
Ros Seale

 

 

 

The 25th  Italian Film Festival starts early next month,  showing some of the best new Italian films, including award-winning dramas, documentary, comedy and historical epics.

Opening the festival is Gloria! the directorial debut of dynamic Italian pop singer and actor Margherita Vicario. She also co-wrote the film depicting the ebullient, music-filled story of a maid at a Venetian refuge whose hidden talent helps inspire an uprising.
The Festival Centrepiece is Parthenope , the new film from Academy-Award winner Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, Youth, The New Pope) a decades-spanning romantic drama about a Neapolitan woman named after the mythical siren who once lent her name to the city of Naples.

There will be special screenings of the much-loved, inaugural opening night festival film, Bread And Tulips. Enjoying an extended run during its original release in 2000, the film tells the heartwarming story a neglected housewife who starts a new life in Venice and finds romance and self-discovery against the city’s charming backdrop.

Keep an eye out for Marcello Mio, starring Catherine Deneuve and her daughter Chiara Mastroianni, focusing on the legacy of the great Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni.

Another highlight: Italy’s biggest film of 2023, There’s Still Tomorrow, the directorial debut of Paola Cortellesi who also stars in the film. Set in post-war Rome, it follows a woman breaking traditional family patterns and aspiring to a different future.

Daniele Luchetti’s award-winning psychological thriller Trust , (scored by Thom Yorke of Radiohead), follows a fiery love affair and a dark secret, featuring an all-star cast including Elio Germano, Federica Rosellini and Vittoria Puccini.

This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic, Academy-Award winning The Godfather II  directed by Francis Ford Coppola , which will be screened with new high-tech refinement.

Closing the 2024 festival is the Papal thriller Conclave. Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci lead an impressive ensemble cast including Sergio Castellitto in director Edward Berger’s adaption of Robert Harris‘s high-stakes drama, in which cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new Pope.

But there’s much more on show; for details of all 34 films, visit the Italian Film Festival website.

Concessions are available for Senior Citizens, students, healthcare card holders and pensioners (proof of ID required).

 

 

The films will be shown at Luna Palace Cinemas – Raine Square in Perth, Luna SX Fremantle, Luna Leederville, and Windsor Nedlands.

The festival runs from October 3 to October 23. Brochures are available at participating theatres. For more info go to: https://italianfilmfestival.com.au