O Italian Film Festival in Brazil reaches its 19th edition this year, with a program full of new films and a retrospective on the humor of the seventh art of the “Belpaese”.
The Retrospective Session, entitled “The Humor of Italian Cinema: from Totò to Roberto Benigni”, will celebrate the comic tradition of Italian cinema with a selection of 12 films that marked eras and styles from the 1950s to some more recent works.
Between November 7th and December 8th, lovers of Italian cinema will be able to enjoy a list that includes “The Gold of Naples (1954)”, directed by Vittorio De Sica; “Confusion Italiana (1954), by Mario Mattoli; and Guards and Thieves (1951), by Mario Monicelli and Steno, winner of the Cannes Film Festival in 1952.
The selection also includes “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.
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ANALYZE MY CASE“Where Shall We Spend Our Holidays? (1978)”, directed by Alberto Sordi, Mauro Bolognini and Luciano Salce, which marks Anna Longhi’s first film role, also appears in the program, as well as the classics “The Hitman’s Wife (1974), by Marcello Fondato; and “A Common Sense of Modesty (1976)”, by Alberto Sordi.
Completing the list are “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.
In addition to the selection of retrospective works, the Italian Film Festival has also announced the first new films of this edition, which will take place in various regions of Brazil and via streaming.
In total, 12 new films were revealed, including 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 selection also includes 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). (HANDLE)
