The Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul is pleased to extend an invitation to attend the first annual Italian Film Festival USA of Minneapolis/ St. Paul (IFF USA MSP). In collaboration with the Italian Film Festival USA, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Chicago and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul will be bringing prominent contemporary Italian feature films to the Twin Cities.
The IFF USA MSP will be held March 6-8, 2009 at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Screenings are FREE and open to the public. All films will be shown in Italian with English subtitles.
The IFF USA MSP is dedicated to Dr. Anna Maria Masellis.
Il vento fa il suo giro
(The wind blows round) 2005, 110 min
Director Giorgio Diritti
A mountain village in the astonishing Occitaine Alps is gradually dying out, revived only during the summer tourist season. Into this small, tight knit and conservative community comes a former French professor turned shepherd, bringing his young family, his goats and his entrepreneurial skills as a cheese-maker.
La febbre
(The fever) 2005, 108 min
Director: Alessandro D’Alatri
Mario is an occasional architecture student in the picturesque medieval city of Cremona. His dream to open a dance club takes a detour after an unexpected job offer to follow in his father’s footsteps forces him to compromise his ideals.
I vicerè
(The viceroys) 2007, 120 min
Director: Roberto Faenza
This adaptation of the fin-de-siècle novel by Federico De Roberto recounts the disillusionment of a noble family in the period between the Risorgimento and Italy’s unification.
Uno su due
(One of two) 2006, 100 min
Director: Eugenio Cappuccio
An ambitious and arrogant lawyer ends up in the emergency room and receives a devastating diagnosis. He decides to take charge of his life and heads for Umbria in search of his hospital roommate’s daughter to convince her to let her father back into her life. Winner of the Ciak d’Oro for best first work.
Alla luce del sole
(Come into the Light) 2005, 90 min
Director: Roberto Faenza
Based on the true story of Don Giuseppe Puglisi, a priest who returns to his home town only to find it under the control of the local mafia. Within his church he creates an embracing place of hope for the local children. This means trouble for the local mafia. Awarded the Carlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Actor award.
