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New Italian Cinema Festival Opening Night
Tuesday, November 17, 9:30pm, or immediately following the screening.
The Alki Room at Seattle Center
Commemorate the best in contemporary Italian cinema with acclaimed director Marco Risi and his latest film Fortapàsc. Join us for a fabulous reception after the screening with sumptuous complimentary hors d'oeuvres, chocolates, wine, and lively conversation at the future home of SIFF (at the Alki Room). Limited tickets are available for this post-screening party.
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Co-presented with New Italian Cinema Events, the Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association, and sponsored by Pagliacci, New Italian Cinema celebrates the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and will bring eight of the country's newest directors and films to audiences in Seattle.
A prestigious jury selects the best Italian entries from the year’s major European film festivals to make their US debuts and compete for the City of Florence Award. Attendees will enjoy not only a vibrant cinema showcase, but an immersion into Italy’s rich and storied culture with directors present to illuminate their work in lively question-and-answer sessions.
films
 | Dir. Umberto Carteni, 2009, 112 min.
Funny and romantic, Umberto Carteni’s debut concerns an out gay man whose life is complicated when he runs for mayor in a right-wing town. more |
 | Dir. Fausto Brizzi, 2009, 120 min.
Juggling multiple storylines with aplomb, this mostly comic study of the vagaries of romantic entanglement focuses on five different couples and the ups and downs of their relationships. more |
 | New Itailan Cinema Festival Opening Night
Dir. Marco Risi, 2009, 110 min.
Fortàpasc chronicles the last four months in the life of Giancarlo Siani (Libero De Rienzo), an idealistic journalist assassinated by the Neapolitan mob for investigating too deeply. more |
 | Dir. Claudio Giovannesi, 2009, 96 min.
Two brothers of different temperaments attempt to come to terms with their irresponsible and self-absorbed father in this intimate family drama. more |
 | Dir. Alessandro Baricco, 2008, 92 min.
This visually stylish and adventurous film offers an impressionistic re-creation of a vibrant professor’s lecture on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. more |
 | Dir. Marco Pontecorvo, 2008, 100 min.
Based on real events, this is the heartwarming story of a French street clown named Miloud who travels to Bucharest to offer some levity to local orphanages. more |
 | Dir. Donatella Maiorca, 2008, 98 min.
Growing up in 19th-century Sicily, rebellious Angela finds herself attracted to her best friend Sara. more |
 | Dir. Marco Amenta, 2008, 110 min.
With the short film Lorenzo Vacirca.
One November morning in 1991, 17-year-old Rita approached the Chief Prosecutor of Palermo, intent on vindicating her father and brother’s mafia-related deaths. From that day forward Rita’s days are numbered. more |