In 2013 both CineForum and the Fifth Italian Film Festival of Minneapolis/St.Paul will celebrate the work of two very special figures in the Italian cinema. Michelangelo Antonioni - one of the most prominent Italian film directors and Tonino Guerra, an Italian screenwriter of great talent.
Michelangelo Antonioni (29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, editor, and short story writer. Best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents" - L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and Eclipse (1962) - Antonioni "redefined the concept of narrative cinema" and challenged traditional approaches to storytelling, realism, drama, and the world at large. He produced "enigmatic and intricate mood pieces" and rejected action in favor of contemplation, focusing on image and design over character and story. His films defined a "cinema of possibilities". Antonioni received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (1960, 1962), Palme d'Or (1966), and 35th Anniversary Prize (1982); the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion (1955), Golden Lion (1964), FIPRESCI Prize (1964, 1995), and Pietro Bianchi Award (1998); the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon eight times; and an honorary Academy Award in 1995.
Antonio "Tonino" Guerra (16 March 1920 – 21 March 2012) was an Italian concentration camp survivor, poet, writer and screenwriter. The roster of film collaborators, including Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theo Angelopoulos, amounted to a who’s who of European cinema’s golden age. Mr. Guerra’s own ideas about screenwriting were modest. He described a script in utilitarian terms, as “something dead,” “a structure you need for a film.” But he also admitted, “I believe I have given a little bit of poetry to all the directors I worked with.” He continued to write into his 80s but also found time to paint and create sculpture.
Free screenings will take place on the last Friday of each month, starting January 25, 2013.
Location: Minneapolis College of Art and
Design, Auditorium 150,
2501 Stevens Avenue South,
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Time: 7 p.m.
Donation: Highly appreciated
The 5th Annual Italian Film Festival will be held at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. A variety of recently released Italian films will take our moviegoers on a spectacular journey through the landscapes and stories of Italy and its people. Come and celebrate with us!
Location: Minneapolis College of Art and
Design, Auditorium 150,
2501 Stevens Avenue South,
Minneapolis, MN 55404
