(Apr. 6) – “Vergine Giurata” and “Le meraviglie are the two Italia movies participating in the 58th edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival, to be held from April 23 to May 7. The first is directed by Laura Bispuri, based on an acclaimed novel written by Elvira Dones, and tells the story of a woman named Mark, who grew up as a man in a mountain village in Albania, where there are still traditional concepts of femininity. The second is a film by Alice Rohrwacher, which tells the story of Wolfgang and Angelica, who have chosen a lifestyle of agriculture subsistence in the central Italian countryside. (red)
