October 14th, 2015 – What are the ten best Italian films? Which films left their mark on the history of the seventh art in Italy? Italian cinema and one of its leading experts are flying to Japan to discuss the issue. The critic and film scholar Adriano Aprà – on Saturday, October 17 – will be at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo. The essayist and film professor, author of several films, and occasional actor will host a conference on Italian cinema and, in particular, on what he considers the “10 best Italian films.” Based on his personal list (a list of thirty-three movies and one of ten) distributed to the audience, the well-known film critic will lead the public on a quick tour of Italian cinema history, highlighting the “excellence”. The appointment is at 3pm (seating opens at 2:30pm) at the headquarters of the Italian Institute of Culture, which organized the event in collaboration with the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (NPO). Adriano Aprà (born in Rome in 1940) wrote “Per non morire hollywoodiani” (Reset, 1999), “Stelle & strisce”. “Viaggi nel cinema usa dal muto agli anni ’60” (Falsopiano, 2005), “In viaggio con Rossellini” (Falsopiano, 2006). Ha realizzato “Olimpia agli amici” (1970), “Rossellini visto da Rossellini” (1992) and the video-essays Circo Fellini (2010) e “All’ombra del conformista” (2011). Arà was the protagonist of Othon (1969) by Straub-Huillet, and also oversaw the publication of some of their film texts (Progress Publishers, 1992). (Red)
