(Oct. 2) For three days in the Babylon cinema in Berlin will speak Italian. In the German capital, in fact, from tomorrow to October 5, arrives the Italian Film Festival Berlin, a three-day dedicated to the best Italian movies from the past season. Following the success of last year, the Festival, organized by the Film Fest Tuscia of Viterbo in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin, is again in the German capital with a second edition. With more screenings and guests, especially after a year of many international awards for the Italian cinematography. Of the seven selected films, four will be German premieres: “Sacro GRA” by Gianfranco Rosi (winner of the Venice Film Festival 2013), “La mafia uccide solo d’estate” by Pif (Best Debut at the David di Donatello 2014), “Buongiorno Papà” by Edoardo Leo (Best Comedy at the Nastri d’Argento 2013), “Smetto quando voglio” by Sydney Sibilia (12 nominations at the David di Donatello 2014). And again, “The great beauty” by Paolo Sorrentino (Academy winner for Best Foreign Film in 2014), “C’era una volta la città dei matti” by Marco Turco, a tv series about psychiatrist Franco Basaglia, and “Le Meraviglie” by Alice Rohrwacher (Grand Jury Prize at the 67th Cannes Film Festival). Guests of the festival will be Pif, Marco Martani, Michele Astori, Marco Turco, Fabrizio Gifuni and Edoardo Leo. The public meetings will be moderated by journalist and film critic Enrico Magrelli. (red)
