(Feb 21) – From March 19th to 23rd the Rolan Cinema in Moscow will host the third edition of the ‘Festival del cinema italiano: da Venezia a Mosca’ (Italian Film Festival: from Venice to Moscow), an exhibition conceived and organized by the Italian Institute of Culture and the Embassy of Italy and with the support of Unicredit, Enel and Ferrero. On the screen of the Rolan Cinema will be projected a selection of Italian films that have attended the last Venice Film Festival, a retrospect dedicated to the masterpieces of Russian cinema presented in Venice over the years, and a special event dedicated to Alexander Sokurov, who won the last edition of Festival with his film ‘Faust’. Among other movies: ‘Terraferma’ by E. Crialese, ‘Quando la notte’ by C.Comencini, ‘Scialla!’ by F.Bruni, ‘Il villaggio di cartone’ by E.Olmi, ‘In nome del padre’ by M.Bellocchio, ‘L’ultimo terrestre’ by G.Pacinotti, ‘Schubert – l’atelier della dolce vita’ by A.Sarno, ‘Andata e ritorno’ by A.Finocchiaro and ‘Pugni chiusi’ by A.Infascelli. Among the Russian films, chosen by Nahum Kleimann: ‘I am twenty’ by Marlen Khutsiev (1965), ‘Peace to those who enter’ by Alexander Alov e Vladimir Naumov (1961), ‘Someone’s Ringing, Open the Door’ by Alexander Mitta (1965), ‘Wild Pigeon’ by Serghey Solovev (1986). At the Club Dome there will be a special projection of Aleksandr Sokurov’s tetralogy: Moloch, Taurus, The Sun, Faust. (Ram)
ALL EYES ON ‘TERRAFERMA’
One of the most awaited movies of show is ‘Terraferma’ (Mainland) by Emanuele Crialese. The film (also funded by Mibac with a contribution of 1.2 million euros) is nominated as best foreign films for the 2012 Oscars, and has recently received the Special Jury Prize at the Festival du Cinéma Italien de Bastia.
The movie is set in Lampedusa, in modern times, and tells the story of three residents who live of fishing and tourism. The core of the household is an old fisherman who is strongly tied to the sea laws. Then a young woman who dreams of reaching the mainland and to live there a better life, and a confused young man who tries to figure out and to do what is right.
