(Mar. 19) – The Italian films will be protagonist in Nice in last week of March. In the city of the French Riviera, from March 21 to 31, will take place “Les Journées du cinéma italien”, an exhibition organized by the cultural center Espace Magnan, now at its twenty-seventh edition. The festival gives space to the emerging Italian productions, focusing on films that analyze the evolution of the city, its inner movements, visible or not. The festival will conclude with a special evening on March 31 in which will be present the Garibaldi Prize and the Audience Award. The review also proposes a focus on Gian Maria Volonté, with the screening of “Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion” by Elio Petri and an intervention of Daniel Rocchia, film critic. The focus on Volontè will be completed by the screening of a documentary and a photo exhibition offered by the Cinematheque St. Biagio of Cesena. Spotlights on film productions from Piedmont, with an evening dedicated to the Associazione Piemonte Movie and the projection of three documentary films of them. The screening of the last Ermanno Olmi’s film, “Rupi del Vino”, will give the chance to the Espace Magnan, in partnership with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Nice, to enhance the value of Italian wine production: the view will be accompanied by the presence of winemakers from Piedmont and will conclude with a tasting of wines from the regionof the Langhe. (Roc/Peg)
