Daughter of Mine ( Figlia Mia ) Mon, Sep 18 | 8pm | TMT Ten-year-old Vittoria’s summer will be one with two mothers to challenge, to hate, to love, and to forgive. Shy Vittoria has a close relationship with her loving mother Tina, but their quiet Sardinian life will be upset when the young girl discovers that local party girl Angelica is her birth mother. Starring beloved actor Alba Rohrwacher, filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher’s sister, Daughter of Mine is the story of a young girl torn between two mothers; a story of imperfect motherhood and inextricable bonds, struggling with overwhelming feelings and dealing with wounds. Filmmaker Laura Bispuri represents a new, exciting female voice in Italian cinema. DIRECTED BY: Laura Bispuri. WRITTEN BY: Francesca Manieri, Laura Bispuri. WITH: Valeria Golino, Alba Rohrwacher, Sara Casu, Udo Kier. 2018. 97 min. Italy/Germany/Switzerland. Color. Italian. DCP. Courtesy of Cinecittà.
The Macaluso Sisters ( Le sorelle Macaluso ) Mon, Sep 25 | 8pm | TMT
Futura Mon, Oct 2 | 8pm | TMT
Born in Palermo, playwright, theater director, and actor Emma Dante adapted her second feature from her own acclaimed stage play about five orphaned sisters who, in a turn of autofiction, cohabitate in the filmmaker’s hometown in Sicily. A timeless piece about the joys, growths, and reconnections that define our lives, The Macaluso Sisters world premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and cemented Dante as a cross-disciplinary artist to watch. DIRECTED BY: Emma Dante. WRITTEN BY: Emma Dante, Giorgio Vasta, Elena Stancanelli. WITH: Alissa Maria Orlando, Susanna Piraino, Anita Pomario, Eleonora De Luca. 2020. 94 min. Italy. Color. Italian. DCP. Courtesy of Cinecittà.
Initially modeled in the style of Edgar Morin and Jean Rouch’s Chronicle of a Summer (1961), established 21st century Italian filmmakers Pietro Marcello (whose Martin Eden screens in this series on September 13), Francesco Munzi ( Black Souls ) and Alice Rohrwacher (see her Happy as Lazzaro on September 11) set out to ask youth across Italy about their future. When the outbreak of the coronavirus upsets life globally, the three filmmakers pause shooting and pivot their mission, ultimately creating a film that captures, perhaps more poignantly than any made during the pandemic, the reality of life for teens and young adults during this unique moment in history. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, Alice Rohrwacher. 2021. 105 min. Italy. Color. Italian. DCP.
NORMAL
Normal Wed, Sep 27 | 8pm | TMT
MARTIN EDEN
Martin Eden Wed, Sep 13 | 8pm | TMT
Roman filmmaker Adele Tulli’s observational documentary Normal is an unsettling visual journey through gender norms in contemporary society. Immersed in a kaleidoscopic mosaic of visually powerful scenes, viewers experience the ritualized performance of femininity and masculinity hidden in ordinary interactions, from birth to adulthood. Isolating the slightly grotesque, uncanny elements surrounding our everyday life, Normal meditates on what remains imperceptible about it—its governing norms, its inner mechanisms. The result is that what counts as “normal” does not feel so reassuring, anymore. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Adele Tulli. 2019. 70 min. Italy/Switzerland/ Sweden/UK. Color. Italian. DCP. Courtesy of Cinecittà.
Lightly based on Jack London’s 1909 novel, Pietro Marcello’s sweeping narrative is rooted in the same socialist concerns as its source material, analyzing the access that wealth can unlock, and the power bestowed by proximity to it. Winning Luca Marinelli the best actor award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival for his portrayal of the striving titular character, this timeless tale brought restored attention to Italian cinema on its festival run. The film was never released in the United States due to the pandemic, making this theatrical occasion a rare opportunity to witness this new classic on the big screen. DIRECTED BY: Pietro Marcello. WRITTEN BY: Maurizio Braucci, Pietro Marcello. WITH: Luca Marinelli, Jessica Cressy, Vincenzo Nemolato, Marco Leonardi. 2019. 129 min. Italy/France/Germany. Color. Italian, Neapolitan, French. Rated PG. DCP.
ENNIO
Ennio Wed, Oct 4 | 8pm | TMT
From director Giuseppe Tornatore ( Cinema Paradiso ), Ennio celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who passed away on July 6, 2020. Through interviews with directors, screenwriters, musicians, songwriters, critics, and collaborators, Tornatore’s documentary retraces the life and works of cinema’s most popular and prolific 20th century composer—who wrote over 500 scores for film and television and sold over 70 million records—from his cinema debut with Sergio Leone, to winning an Academy Award for The Hateful Eight (2015) in 2016. Screening as a culmination to our New Italian Cinema program, Ennio also coincides with the beginning of our limited series Ennio Morricone: Essential Scores from a Movie Maestro, screening October 6 through November 25, 2023. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Giuseppe Tornatore. WITH: Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, Hans Zimmer, Oliver Stone. 2021. 156 min. Italy/Belgium/Japan. Color. Italian, English, French, Portuguese, Chinese. DCP.
NOTTURNO
Notturno Wed, Sep 20 | 8pm | TMT
Born in the Horn of Africa in Asmara, at the time occupied by Ethiopia, Academy Award–nominated Italian American documentary filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi has become a festival darling, with three of his recent films winning top prizes at major international festivals. This arresting, contemplative documentary follows different subjects through Middle Eastern warzones as they attempt to regain their sense of autonomy and expression in the aftermath of war. Shot in war-torn Syria, Iraq, Kurdistan, and Lebanon, Notturno world premiered in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Gianfranco Rosi. 2020. 100 min. Italy/France/ Germany. Color. Arabic, Kurdish. DCP. Courtesy of Cinecittà.
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