Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
The Film Society of Lincoln Center will showcase the best in contemporary Italian film with the ninth edition of its annual Open Roads: New Italian Cinema series, screening at the Walter Reade Theater from Thursday, June 4 through Thursday, June 11. Featuring all films in their North American, U.S. or New York premieres, the series will welcome directors Alessandro Baricco, Marco Amenta, Maria Sole Tognazzi, Dino Gentili, Mimmo Calopresti, Ursula Ferrara, actors Silvio Orlando, Donatella Finocchiaro, Filippo Timi and others to the Film Society.
One of the tent poles of The Film Society’s calendar, Open Roads has helped bring new Italian cinema back to the forefront – international prize-winners Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah – a selection of last year’s New York Film Festival) and Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo – currently in theatrical release) are both alumni of Film Society programs. This year’s edition opens on June 4th with Edoardo Winspeare’s Brave Men (also screening on Fri, Jun 5 & Sat, Jun 6), a tantalizing blend of melodrama and investigative cinema, firmly built on the rare figure of the female crime boss (Donatella Finocchiaro) and costarring Fabrizio Gifuni, an Open Roads favorite (The Sweet and the Bitter, Ms. F and The Girl by the Lake, all OR 2008). Winspeare premiered his previous two films,The Miracle at Open Roads 2004 and Live Blood in 2001, the inaugural edition of the festival.
Thursday, June 4
7:00 Brave Men - Edoardo Winspeare, Italy, 2008; 100m
Friday, June 5
2:00 I Am Alive - Dino Gentili and Filippo Gentili, Italy, 2008; 87m
4:00 Brave Men - Edoardo Winspeare, Italy, 2008; 100m
6:30 The Sicilian Girl - Marco Amenta, Italy, 2008; 110m
9:00 As God Commands - Gabriele Salvatores, Italy, 2008; 103m
Saturday, June 6
1:00 Brave Men - Edoardo Winspeare, Italy, 2008; 100m
3:15 Animated Passions: The Films of Ursula Ferrara
4:30 The Man Who Loves - Maria Sole Tognazzi, Italy, 2008; 108m
7:00 Giovanna’s Father - Pupi Avati, Italy, 2008; 104m
9:20 Lecture 21
Sunday, June 7
1:30 We Can Do That - Giulio Manfredonia, Italy, 2008; 111m
4:00 The Past is a Foreign Land - Daniele Vicari, Italy, 2008; 120m
6:45 Effedià: On My Awful Way - Teresa Marchesi, Italy, 2008; 85m
9:00 I Am Alive - Dino Gentili and Filippo Gentili, Italy, 2008; 87m
Monday, June 8
2:00 The Sicilian Girl - Marco Amenta, Italy, 2008; 110m
4:15 The Past is a Foreign Land - Daniele Vicari, Italy, 2008; 120m
6:40 A Perfect Day - Ferzan Ozpetek, Italy, 2008; 95m
8:50 The Germans’ Factory - Mimmo Calopresti, Italy, 2008; 90m
<p>Tuesday, June 9
1:00 Giovanna’s Father - Pupi Avati, Italy, 2008; 104m
3:15 As God Commands - Gabriele Salvatores, Italy, 2008; 103m
9:00 We Can Do That - Giulio Manfredonia, Italy, 2008; 111m
Wednesday, June 10
2:15 The Germans’ Factory - Mimmo Calopresti, Italy, 2008; 90m
4:15 Lecture 21 - Alessandro Baricco, Italy/UK, 2008; 92m
6:15 Effedià: On My Awful Way - Teresa Marchesi, Italy, 2008; 85m
8:00 The Man Who Loves - Maria Sole Tognazzi, Italy, 2008; 108m
Thursday, June 11
2:00 A Perfect Day - Ferzan Ozpetek, Italy, 2008; 95m
Single screening tickets are $11; $7 for Film Society members, students and children (6-12, accompanied by an adult); and $8 for seniors (62+). They are available online at filmlinc.com and at the Walter Reade Theater box office.
Open Roads Series Pass: $40 public/$30 Film Society members. Admits one person to five titles in the series, except the Opening Night screening, on Thu June 4 at 7pm, of Brave Men. Purchase in person only at the Walter Reade Theater box office (cash only); may not be combined with any other ticket offer. Individual screening tickets and series passes subject to availability.
