Aperitivo Italiano & Opening Night Film Includes Aperitivo Italiano from 6:00 to 7:00 PM: Drinks, Appetizers and Great Company! MINNESOTA PREMIERE About the film La Chimera is the story of the ups and downs of a gang of tombaroli, or grave-robbers, violators of Etruscan tombs and peddlers of antiques to local fences. It is set […]

Introduction by Pieranna Garavaso, Professor Emerita of Philosophy, University of Minnesota Morris. MINNESOTA PREMIERE About the film In 1921, Luigi Pirandello brought his most ground-breaking work, Six Characters in Search of an Author, to the stage in Rome’s Teatro Valle, a play which was so ground-breaking that at the end of the performance, a veritable […]

U.S. PREMIERE Q&A with Director Fabio Mollo, connecting live from Italy About the film Nata per te is the true story of Luca Trapanese and Alba, a man and a newborn baby who desperately need each other, even though the world around them is not yet ready to see them together.  The court of Naples […]

U.S. PREMIERE About the film Rome is governed by chaos, corruption and cynicism, choked by torrid heat, devastated by fires and the darkness of blackouts. Manuel, a sixteen year old boy, is trying to survive as well as he can, while taking care of his elderly father, an ex con. When Manuel too gets involved […]

Q&A with Prof. Lorenzo Fabbri, Department of French and Italian, University of Minnesota About the film Gianni, Nicola and Antonio become close friends in 1944 while fighting the Nazis during the Italian Resistance. After the end of the war, full of illusions, they settle down. Over a period of three decades, the movie tells the […]

Q&A with Director Carolina Cavalli, connecting live from Italy MINNESOTA PREMIERE About the film Born into an upper-class family with a doting mother who foots the bill for her indolent lifestyle, 24-year-old combative Amanda (emerging talent Benedetta Porcaroli) longs for connection but has never had a friend of her own. One day she discovers a […]

MINNESOTA PREMIERE About the film In the face of a lack of job opportunities, Antonio, a passionate but often unemployed actor, accepts a job as a teacher of a theater workshop in a penitentiary institution. Initially hesitant, he discovers talent within the unlikely company of inmates. Day by day, the group yields to Antonio’s determination, […]

Q&A with Artistic Director Tommaso Cammarano MINNESOTA PREMIERE About the film From writer-director Matteo Garrone comes an epic odyssey from West Africa to Italy told through the eyes and experiences of two Senegalese teenage cousins living in Dakar who yearn for a brighter future in Europe. But in between Senegal and Italy lies a tense […]

Introduction by Artistic Director Tommaso Cammarano About the film Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi (Fellini’s alter ego), the most stylish and cool director you will ever meet, whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life, as he struggles against creative block and helplessly juggles the women in his life – including Anouk […]

Q&A with Director Ivano De Matteo, connecting live from Italy U.S. PREMIERE The film won the Ciak D’Oro for best picture (drama) of 2023 About the film Mia, a vibrant teenager, enjoys a joyful life surrounded by loving parents and friends. The name Mia, translating to “mine” in Italian, takes on a poignant twist when […]

MINNESOTA PREMIERE Q&A with Artistic Director Tommaso Cammarano About the film Giovanni is a renowned Italian director, who dreams to make a film adaptation from John Cheever’s The Swimmer. Life is not working too well for him though, his marriage is in crisis, his co-producer is on the verge of bankruptcy and the film industry […]

MINNESOTA PREMIERE About the film A thread runs through the lives of the three characters in Settembre — a quest for human connection, happiness, and the allure of new beginnings, transcending age and life paths. Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, both screenwriter and actress, makes a brilliant directorial debut with this finely crafted comedy/drama, where authenticity resonates […]