(10 March 2017) “Una sconfinata giovinezza” (A Second Childhood), “La seconda notte di nozze” (The Second Wedding Night) “Il papà di Giovanna” (Giovanna’s Father), “Un ragazzo d’oro” (A Golden Boy); these are some of the most loved and acclaimed films by Pupi Avati, born in Bologna and a prolific filmmaker. They will be screened in Leros, Greece where “Umane debolezze” (Human weaknesses… Italian Cinema in Leros), a film festival devoted to Italian cinema and in particular, to Pupi Avati- ‘Human weaknesses’ being a recurring theme in Avati’s characters. This festival was made possible thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens and organised by AIAL (Italian Association of Friends of Leros) with the aim of establishing an Italian-Greek cultural exchange promoting Italian culture on the Greek island and making it accessible to residents of the island of different nationalities. The four films screenings have free entry starting at 21:00, starting with “A Second Childhood” (2010) starring Francesca Neri and Fabrizio Bentivoglio in the Crithoni’s Paradise conference centre. Other screenings will take place on March 18, 25 and April 1st and will all be in Italian.
