Nov. 7 – A triple appointment for NICE, New Italian Cinema Events, directed by Viviana del Bianco and Grazia Santini, which returns for its 23rd year in the United States. A series of appointments are dedicated to Italian cinema, with 8 Italian films by emerging directors presented to American audiences in New York (November 11-14, Tribeca Cinemas), San Francisco (November 13-17, Clay Theatre) and Philadelphia (December 5-8, Penn Cinema Studies). Two renowned Italian directors will accompany the eight emerging directors in their American adventure. The festival will open in New York with “Il Comandante e la Cicogna,” directed by Silvio Soldini and distributed in the U.S. by Film Movement under the title “Garibaldi’s Lovers.” The lead actress Alba Rohrwacher, currently filming in New York with director Saverio Costanzo, will present the film at Tribeca Cinemas on November 12, while the director Silvio Soldini will attend the opening ceremony in San Francisco on November 13 at the Clay Theatre. On November 17 in San Francisco, Paolo Sorrentino will present two of his movies starring Toni Servillo: “L’Uomo in Più” and “La Grande Bellezza,” which will begin playing in US theaters on the same day.
