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with the continued support of
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rebirth of a “genre”
that traditionally has been neglected in Italy
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Valentino: The Last Emperor (12A) | Mother
Earth / Terra Madre (12A)
Open City /
Città aperta (12A) | Pinuccio Lovero:
A Midsummer Death’s Dream /
Pinuccio Lovero (12A)
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London,
Riverside Studios 18 April 2.00pm
Glasgow 26 April 5.45pm
Edinburgh 27 April 8.30pm |
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| VALENTINO:
THE LAST EMPEROR (12A) |
| Style
guru Valentino hasmade the world amore beautiful place.
His classic designs and impeccable taste have been a benchmark
for elegance over the past 50 years. Jackie Kennedy married
Onassis in a Valentino gown whilst Audrey Heburn, Sophia
Loren, Gwyneth Paltrow and Elizabeth Taylor are among the
screen giants who have all glowed in Valentino. This fascinating
documentary follows Valentino in the period between his
70th birthday and his final couture show. It offers a unique
insight into theman, his profession and his enduring relationship
with business partner and lover Giancarlo Giammetti. |
Cast Valentino Garavani, Giancarlo
Giammetti
Director Matt Tyrnauer 2008. 95 mins
Int sales: Celluloid Dreams 2 rue
Turgot 75009 Paris Tel: +33 1 49 70 03 70 Fax: +33 1 49 70 03
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info@celluloid-dreams 2008
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Dublin
21 April 7.00pm
London, Riverside Studios 26
April 4.20pm
Edinburgh 30 April 8.30pm |
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MOTHER
EARTH
TERRA MADRE (12A) |
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production of food is being exploitedmore than ever as ameans
of “exerting power”, says Slow Food founder
Carlo Petrini. The idea behind themeeting of the TerraMadre
network is tomake food, and those who produce it, a focal
point of our lives oncemore. According to the philosophy
of the Slow Food organisation, food should taste good, be
produced in a clean way and fairly traded. In his film,
Ermanno Olmi examines whether Slow Food has found an ingenious
way of solving such global problems as climate change and
starvation. |
Director Ermanno Olmi 2009. 78 mins
Int sales: : Cineteca di Bologna 72
Via Riva di Reno, 40122 Bologna Tel: +39 051 2194820
Fax: +39 051 2194821
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Dublin
20 April 6.40pm
Edinburgh 23 April 3.00pm &
8.15pm |
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OPEN
CITY
CITTÀ APERTA (12A) |
| One
of the Eternal City's most flourishing periods came just
after the SecondWorld War when Rome was amelting pot and
ameeting point for the Allies, the boogiewoogie, paisà
(compatriots), sciuscià (street urchins) and filmicons
such as De Sica, Rossellini, AnnaMagnani and Aldo Fabrizi.
The Rome of cultural circles, of literary trattorias and
coffee bars where famous painters and writers would talk
and argue. The city where Visconti's first films were screened.
The “Hollywood” on the Tiber between Via Veneto
and Cinecittà. It was also the corrupt city of scandals,
but also a place of science, fashion, the Sistine Chapel
and The Holy Year. Of Fellini’s La Dolce vita, of
Antonioni, Bassani, Soldati and Dino Risi with his filmEasy
Life / Il Sorpasso. The beautiful city where everything
is possible: where everyone gets together and everyone is
eager to live and leave behind the tragedies of war. Archivematerial
comes fromIstituto Luce and RAI while the sound track consists
of original songs of the time. |
Director Gianni Borgna 2008. 100 mins
Int sales: Istituto Luce 1055 Via
Tuscolana, 00173 Rome Tel: +39 06 729921 Fax: +39 06 7221127.
e-mail: film@luce.it www.luce.it
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Edinburgh
18 April 3.30pm
Glasgow 21 April 1.30pm &
6.45pm
London, Riverside Studios 25
April 2.30pm |
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PINUCCIO
LOVERO:
A MIDSUMMER DEATH'S
DREAM (12A) |
| Pinuccio
Lovero has always dreamt of being an undertaker. At forty
he finally finds a temporary job as guardian of the cemetery
inMariotto, a town near Bitonto, in the deep, hot south
of Italy. In themiddle of a scorching summer, he is waiting
for his first funeral. In fact, in the first fivemonths
since he arrived in the town, nobody has yet passed away.
Pinuccio is yearning for a funeral but the inhabitants are
elated. Sooner or later someone will die and Pinuccio stands
hopefully awaiting at the gate of “his” cemetery.
Director PippoMezzapesa has a keen eye for detail in the
cemetery, such as the flowers and photos on the graves.
Visitors walking among the tombstones in slow motion, bringing
flowers for their loved ones, provide a framework for Pinuccio's
story. |
Director Pippo Mezzapesa 2008. 60
mins
Int sales: Rai Trade 18 Via Umberto
Novaro, 00195 Rome Tel: +39 06 374981 Fax: +39 06 372349
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