CineForum 2010: Saturno contro

Saturno contro studies the interrelationships of a tightly-knit group of friends in the period surrounding the dissolution of a marriage and a premature death. At the story's center are Lorenzo, a confident, surreally handsome, 30-year-old Italian man, and his live-in lover, the author Davide. They spend their non-working hours with a colorful clique that includes: bright, spunky cocaine addict Roberta; husband-and-wife (and parents) Antonio and Angelica; caustic Neval and her husband, a cop; Davide's former lover, the acid-tongued Sergio; and a new arrival to the group, Paolo. When tragedy strikes, the boundaries and divisions among friends, acquaintances and even lovers become brutally apparent. (2007, Ferzan Özpetek, 110 minutes).

The monthly Cineforum runs annually from January through June and is organized by the Italian Cultural Center in conjunction with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Chicago and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. This year's screenings will be held on January 29, February 26, April 30, May 28 and June 25, 2010. The 2nd annual Film Festival of contemporary Italian film will take the place of the March CineForum screening. All movies are in Italian with English sub-titles.

Doors open at 7:00 PM
Cost: Free and open to the public; your donation at the door enables the ICC to organize quality programming such as the free monthly CineForum.