25/07/2011

After the opening film, Francesco Bruni’s Scialla! (see news), the full line-up has been announced for the Controcampo Italiano section at the 68th Venice International Film Festival (August 31-September 10, 2011).

Among the six features chosen to illustrate new trends in Italian cinema are two comedies: Cose dell'Altro Mondo by Francesco Patierno (photo), starring Valerio Mastandrea, Diego Abatantuono and Valentina Lodovini; and Ricky Tognazzi’s Tutta Colpa della Musica, starring the director, Stefania Sandrelli, Elena Sofia Ricci and Marco Messeri.

The line-up also includes Fabrizio Cattani’s Maternity Blues, a drama about four women who have all killed their own children. A seventh feature will be announced in the upcoming days.

The Controcampo section, which has this year expanded its programme to include documentaries and shorts (see news), will also present Davide Ferrario’s documentary marking the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification, Piazza Garibaldi, featuring Filippo Timi and Toni Servillo; Carlo Augusto’s documentary Black Block, ten years after the bloody G8 summit in Genoa; and actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta’s directorial debut, the short film Il Maestro.

The Controcampo Italiano jury, headed by director Roberta Torre, will include fellow director Aureliano Amadei (20 Cigarettes) and actress Cristiana Capotondi.

FULL LINE-UP

Feature films:

Opening film: Scialla! by Francesco Bruni (debut film)
Maternity Blues by Fabrizio Cattani (second film)
Qualche Nuvola by Saverio Di Biagio (debut film)
Cose dell'Altro Mondo by Francesco Patierno
Cavalli by Michele Rho (debut film)
Tutta Colpa della Musica by Ricky Tognazzi

Documentaries:

Black Block by Carlo Augusto (debut film)
Piazza Garibaldi by Davide Ferrario
Pugni Chiusi by Fiorella Infascelli
Out Of Tehran by Monica Maggioni
Pasta Nera by Alessandra Piva
Quiproquo by Elisabetta Sgarbi

Short films:

Opening film: Il Maestro by Maria Grazia Cucinotta
A Chjàna by Jonas Carpignano
Alice by Roberto de Paolis
The Cricket by Stefano Lorenzi
Eco da Luogo Colpito by Carlo Michele Sciririnzi
Prove Per Un Naufragio della Parola by Elisabetta Sgarbi
My name is Sid by Giovanni Virgilio

Events:

La Tratta by Barbara Cupisti (debut film)
Caldo Grigio, Caldo Nero by Marco Dentici (debut film)
L'uomo Che Nacque Morendo by Luigi M. Faccini
Andata e Ritorno by Donatella Finocchiaro (debut film) Dai Nostri Inviati - La Rai Racconta la Mostra del Cinema 1968 - 1979 by Giuseppe Giannotti, Enrico Salvatori, Davide Savelli
Pivano Blues - Sulla Strada di Nanda by Teresa Marchesi
Schuberth - L'atelier della Dolce Vita by Antonello Sarno
Hollywood Invasion by Marco Spagnoli
Un Foglio Bianco by Maurizio Zaccaro

(Translated from Italian)