13 August, 2015 – The Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago – in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Chile – presents the animated film “Lucky and Zorba” (Italy, 1998) as Italian representative in the fourth Festival Internacional de Cine Para Ninos, Niña y Adolescentes, Ojo de Pescado, which takes place in Valparaiso August 15-23. The film – which will be screened on August 15 at 6:30pm at the Parque Cultural – was directed by Enzo d’Alò and is a big screen adaptation of the famous novel by Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda: Zorba the cat, who lives near the port of Hamburg, takes care of a small gull orphaned of her mother, who died trapped in an oil spill. Zorba interprets with passion to the unexpected role of parent, even managing to teach the small bird to fly and be reunited with her kind. (Red)
