(9 December, 2016) A month long homage to Monicelli, the last protagonist of a glorious era of Italian cinema returns to Switzerland with an event starting January 1 – 30. According to the Italian Cultural Institute of Zurich, there will be twelve films by the famous director that will be screened for the first time with German subtitles at Stadtkino of Basel. Among the films will be “Bid Deal on Madonna Street” (1958), “An Average Little Man” (1977), “L’Armata Brancaleone” (1966). The latter has won three silver ribbon awards thanks to the screenplay and costumes by Pietro Gherardi, characterised by their strong chromatic contrast. The soundtrack by Carlo Rustichelli and sung by the tenor, Piero Carapellucci, became and immediate hit at the time.
