Tirana. For the ‘Nights of Italian Cinema’ ‘Fai bei sogni’ by Marco Bellocchio, was screened on July 17 at the Italian Institute of Culture in Tirana. The 2016 feature film was nominated for David of Donatello Awards for Best Picture, Best Director for Marco Bellocchio, and Best Actress for Valerio Mastandrea. The film tells the story of a difficult search for truth and the fear of discovering it. The morning of December 31, 1969, Massimo, just nine years old, loses his mother under mysterious circumstances and refuses to accept her disappearance. Massimo grows up to be a journalist. After returning from the War in Bosnia where he was sent to by his newspaper, he meets Elisa who helps Massimo face the truth about his childhood and his past which continues to haunt him. The film is based on the eponymous novel by Massimo Gramellini. The film screening event is organised in collaboration with the Municipality of Tirana. (9Colonne)
