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Beijing and Shanghai Host Italian Film Festival
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| 12-Jan-2007 - cnta |
Thirty famous Italian films including movies by directors Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni will be shown in Beijing and Shanghai late this month as part of a world film tour titled "ITALIANA: A Festival of Contemporary Italian Cinema."
It's not only the first time that Italian authorities have held such a film festival in China but also the last part of the "Year of Italy" in China. This is a cultural gala highlighting Italian art, music and design, which was formally launched on January 19, 2006.
The collection of films, spanning the period 1951 to 2003, includes Cannes Palme d'Or and Oscar winning La dolce vita (The Sweet Life) directed by Federico Fellini; Le Amiche (The Girlfriends) directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and Palme d'Or winner Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) directed by Luchino Visconti, according to the Chinese organizer, the China Film Archives (CFA).
The Venice Silver Lion winning Lunga Vita alla Signora (Long Live The Lady) directed by Ermanno Olmi; Berlin Silver Bear winning Detenuto in Attesa Di Giudizio directed by Nanni Loy; Il ladro di bambini (The Stolen Children) directed by Gianni Amelio and Palme d'Or winning La stanza del figlio (The Son's Room) directed by Nanni Moretti are also on the list.
Some of the films belong to the "new realism" genre that focuses on social reality, while others are "modernist" in which the expression of individual psychology and sensibility is paramount, said Bi Yuchen from the CFA.
"The Italian organizers selected the films on the basis of both whether the directors and the cast are typical in Italy and whether they show the dreams, hopes and lives of Italian people," he said.
The films will be shown at the Beijing-based Art Cinema of the CFA, Beijing New Century Cinema, Shanghai Film Art Center, Shanghai Stellar Cinema, Shanghai Cathay Theatre and Shanghai UME International Cineplex from January 17 to 31, according to the CFA.
The festival will head for Spain, France, the US and Latin America when it finishes its tour of China, the Italian Embassy in China says on its website. |
| 12-Jan-2007 - cnta |
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