Cinema Italian Style features some of the best Italian films, and a retrospective classic from Antonioni. Join us for una settimana di straordinari film italiani presented by Flyhomes and Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association.

Schedule of Events

November 10, 2022

12:00am - Nostalgia at Online

Italy | 2022 | 108 min. | Mario Martone
Mario Martone's thriller-esque adaptation of Ermanno Rea's novel reveals itself as the parable of a man and a city teetering between redemption & damnation. Winner of four Nastro d'Argento awards.

4:30 PM: Marx Can Wait

Italy | 2021 | 95 min. | Marco Bellocchio
Through intimate conversations & archival footage, director Marco Bellocchio constructs a documentary that paints the story of his twin brother, who he lost to suicide in 1968.

November 11, 2022

7:00 PM: Blessed Boys

Italy | 2021 | 97 min. | Silvia Brunelli
In this erotic and emotionally intense debut, two inseparable friends, live day by day in the monotony of neighborhood life until their fraternal bond is put to the test. Best Italian Feature at the Rome International Film Festival.

November 12, 2022

2:00 PM: Red Desert

Italy | 1964 | 120 min. | Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni's first color film stars Monica Vitti in a provocative look at the spiritual desolation of the technological age. Awarded the Golden Lion at Venice in 1964.

5:00 PM: The Adventures of Gigi the Law

Italy | 2022 | 102 min. | Alessandro Comodin
A sensitive and at times surreal depiction of a rural policeman investigating a strange world. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Locarno Film Festival.

7:45 PM: Lord of the Ants

Italy | 2022 | 134 min. | Gianni Amelio
Based on true events from 1968, Italian poet, playwright, and director Aldo Braibanti (Luigi Lo Cascio) is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his much younger pupil, Ettore.

November 13, 2022

2:00 PM: A Girl Returned

Italy | 2021 | 113 min. | Guiseppe Bonito
From the director of Cinema Italian Style hit Kidz comes an entrancing and emotionally precise meditation on childhood and family set in the summer of 1975.

5:00 PM: Delta

Italy | 2022 | 105 min. | Michele Vannucci
A clash between fishermen and poachers is surging on the Po river delta. Local volunteers want to save the river from overfishing and defend it from a family with bad intentions.

8:00 PM: The Legionnaire

Italy | 2021 | 82 min. | Hleb Papou
Daniel, the only African Italian officer in Rome's riot police division, is asked to evict families from an apartment building they are squatting in; one of those families is his own.

November 14, 2022

6:30 PM: Amanda

Italy | 2022 | 94 min. | Carolina Cavalli
Carolina Cavalli's refreshing debut feature, a playful character study of a quirky but combative young woman who struggles to connect with others.

November 15, 2022

6:30 PM: The Code of Silence

Italy | 2022 | 120 min. | Francesco Costabile
When the truth emerges about her mother's mysterious death, Rosa, an orphan, seeks revenge against her own blood. An immersive debut feature, based on true events. Nastro d'Argento Award Winner for Best Cinematography.

November 16, 2022

6:30 PM: Marcel!

Italy | 2022 | 93 min. | Jasmine Trinca
A dark but playful fable about love and loss, and a young girl's struggle to wrestle her mother's attentions from her pet dog onto herself.

November 17, 2022

4:15 PM: Like Turtles

Italy | 2022 | 82 min. | Monica Dugo
Midlife crisis meets coming-of-ager in this sensitive, tragicomic yet elegant first film set in Rome, and directed by Italian actress Monica Dugo.

6:30 PM: Breaking Up in Rome

Italy | 2021 | 116 min. | Edoardo Leo
Directed by, starring, and co-written by Edoardo Leo, this romantic comedy asks how difficult it is to separate after a long relationship, while paying homage to the eternal city of Rome.

Date: November 10-17, 2022

Cost:
Passes: $100 | $75 (SIFF members)
Individual Film: $14 | $9 (SIFF members)

Location:
SIFF Cinema Uptown,
511 Queen Anne Avenue North,
Seattle, WA 98109.

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