Programme featuring screenings in Glasgow, London, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Stirling and Manchester including the following sections: feature on the tenth anniversary of the Italian Film Festival UK; a retrospective of film director Lina Wertmuller including films 'The Lizards'/'I Basilischi'; 'The Seduction of Mimi'/'Mimì Metallurgico Ferito nell'Onore'; 'Love and Anarchy'/'Film d'Amore e d'Anarchia'; 'Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August'; 'Seven Beauties'/'Pasqualino settebellezze'; 'Blood Feud'/'Fatto di sangue tra due uomini per causa di una vedova'; 'Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil'; 'Francesco and Nunziata'; a retrospective of film director Silvio Soldini; Screenings including 'Burning in the Wind'/'Brucio nel Vento' by Silvio Soldini; 'The Council of Egypt'/'Il Consiglio d'Egitto' by Emidio Greco; 'Into the Wind'/'Contravento' by Peter Del Monte; 'Gostanza da Libbiano' by Paolo Benvenuti; 'The Last Kiss'/'L'Ultimo Bacio' by Gabriele Muccino, with Stefano Accorsi and Giovanna Mezzogiorno; 'Nobel' by Fabio Carpi; 'Rosa Funzeca' by Aurelio Grimaldi; 'Tobia al caffe' by Gianfranco Mingozzi; 'Truth and Lies'/'La Forza del Passato' by Piergiorgio Gay; 'Riso Amaro'/'Bitter Rice' by Giuseppe De Santis; documentaries; a tribute to Luchino Visconti; new talents: 'Across the Border'/'Oltre il Confine' by Rolando Colla; 'Days'/'Giorni' by Laura Muscardin; 'Respiro'/'Respiro Mio' by Emanuele Crialese; 'Santa Madonna' by Marco Ponti; 'Two Friends'//Due Amici' by Spiro Scimone and Francesco Sframeli; a feature article on Silent Italian Cinema with screening of 'Assunta Spina'; memoirs and shorts.

Item number 69895
Category Programme
Type Film festival
Language English
Country of origin UK
Related people Lina Wertmüller (film director)
Silvio Soldini (film director)
Luchino Visconti (film director)