Starting on November 7th, the Festival of Italian cinema has released the complete list of 29 films that make up the selection for its 19th edition, including new feature films and classic Italian comedies.
The public will be able to watch the films in 120 theaters in more than 80 cities in all regions of Brazil, and also via streaming, until December 8th.
Among the 16 releases, there are the comedies “Another Summer with the Family” (Un Altro Ferragosto), by Paolo Virzí; “It Seems Quite Like Paris (Pere Parecchio Parigi), directed by and starring Leonardo Pieraccioni; as well as the drama “Goodbye, Boy” (Ciao, Bambino), by Edgardo Pistone; “In Search” (À La Recherche); and “Can I Come In? An Ode to Naples” (Posso Entrare? An Ode to Naples).
There are also those already announced, such as the comedy that recorded the highest box office in Italy in 2024, “A World Apart”, by Riccardo Milani, husband of actress and filmmaker Paola Cortellesi; the drama “We Were Children”, by Marco Martani; the feature film “Romeo and Juliet”, by Giovanni Veronesi; “Caracas”, the second film directed by actor Marco D'Amore, an adaptation of the novel “Napoli Ferrovia”, by Ermanno Rea; and “Born for You”, by Fabio Mollo.
The festival will also exclusively present the recently completed “Hey Joe”, by Claudio Giovannesi; “Mia”, by Ivano De Matteo; “Penitente”, directed by Luca Barbareschi; “E se o meu pai”, by debut director Solange Tonnini; “A alma em paz”, by Ciro Formisano; and “Laf”, by Michele Riondino.
The special highlight of this edition will be the tribute to the Italian director Matteo Garrone, with the screening of the feature film “Io, Capitano” (“I, Captain”, in Portuguese).
In addition, the Festival’s program also features a selection of classic Italian films that will be shown in the Retrospective “The Humor of Italian Cinema: from Totò to Roberto Benigni”.
Among the selected titles are “The Gold of Naples (1954)”, directed by Vittorio De Sica; “Confusions Italian Style (1954), by Mario Mattoli; and Guards and Thieves (1951), by Mario Monicelli and Steno, winner of the Cannes Film Festival in 1952.
“Totò a Colori (1952)”, by Steno, the second Italian film shot entirely in color, as well as “The Man with the Little Box (1950)”, by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, which has a title inspired by the popular culture of Naples; and “Naples Millionaire (1950)”, by Eduardo De Filippo, are also on the list.
The menu also includes “Where Shall We Spend Our Holidays? (1978)”, directed by Alberto Sordi, Mauro Bolognini and Luciano Salce, which marks Anna Longhi’s first film role, and the classics “The Hitman’s Wife (1974), by Marcello Fondato; and “A Common Sense of Modesty (1976)”, by Alberto Sordi.
Finally, the public will be able to watch “The Abyss of a Dream” (1952) by Federico Fellini; “The Voyage of Captain Tornado” (1990) by Ettore Scola, nominated for the Golden Bear at the 1991 Berlin International Film Festival; and “The Little Devil” (1988) directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, winner of the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor. (HANDLE)
