Italy in Brussels
More than 60 Italian films are being shown in their original versions, as part of a review dedicated to Italian cinema being held at the Arenberg-Galeries cinema in Brussels from October 9 to November 11, 2003. The event is called "The Past and Present of Italian Cinema" and is organised by Sintesi, as part of Europalia Italia and is being held to coincide with the current Italian presidency of the EU.
The films are divided into 3 distinct parts. In the “"Italian Cinema Prizewinners" section there are 38 films that have won awards at a variety of international festivals, including masterpieces by Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini and Visconti. And in addition there will also be a full retrospective dedicated to the director of The Leopard.
In the "Cinema of Today" section there is a selection of the most recent Italian productions which have not been shown in Belgium before: V-Max by Daniele Vicari, 3 Women by Luciano Emmer, Rosa Funzeca by Aurelio Grimaldi, A Journey Called Love by Michele Placido, Ilaria Alpi by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani, Il posto dell'anima by Riccardo Milani, El Alamein by Enzo Monteleone, From Zero to Ten by Luciano Ligabue and Off to the Revolution by a 2CV by Maurizio Sciarra.
The event will be opening with a screening of A Heart Elsewhere, which will be shown in the presence of the director, Pupi Avati and the film’s cast.
(Translated from French)
Did you enjoy reading this article? Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox.
