The RIALTO Cinema in Nice and the Casino Cinema in Vence are launching the 2nd Italian Film Festival from June 8 to June 14. Enthusiasts of the genre will be delighted with premieres and a special screening.
Program:
RIALTO: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 8 PM, AND TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 8 PM
CASINO: SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 7 PM
A QUIET LIFE (UNA VITA TRANQUILLA), by Claudio Cupellini. Premiere – Original Version.
Rosario Russo, an Italian restaurant owner, lives a peaceful life. One day, he receives a visit from two young Italians and recognizes in one of them the son he abandoned years ago. It becomes clear to him that the two young men have been sent by the Camorra…
RIALTO: THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 8 PM AND SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 8 PM
CASINO: SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 9 PM
A TIGER AMONG THE MONKEYS (GORBACIOF), by Stefano Incerti.
Premiere – Original Version.
An unscrupulous accountant works in a prison. The man, a taciturn Neapolitan, is fond of gambling. He is nicknamed Gorbachev due to the birthmark on his forehead. Suddenly, he decides to protect and help a young woman named Lila.
RIALTO: FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 8 PM
THE FIRST BEAUTIFUL THING (LA PRIMA COSA BELLA), by Paolo Virzi. Premiere – Original Version.
Summer 1971. Anna, a charming and carefree young mother, wins the beauty contest of a seaside resort. Her carefree and pleasure-seeking temperament makes her family life somewhat chaotic. Thirty years later, still marked by this colorful life, Anna and her children, gathered at her bedside, must figure out if they can reconcile.
RIALTO: SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 8 PM
WE HAVE A POPE (HABEMUS PAPAM), by Nanni Moretti. Premiere – Original Version. Official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2011
Recently elected Pope, a Cardinal is filled with doubt… The faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square await in vain for the appearance of the new pontiff on the balcony. The latter does not seem ready to bear the weight of such responsibility.
RIALTO: MONDAY, JUNE 13, 8 PM – CASINO: FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 9 PM
LOVE HAS ITS REASONS (MANUALE D’AMORE 3), by Giovanni Veronesi. Premiere – Original Version.
Three stories about love at different stages: youth, maturity, age of reason. Roberto, a young ambitious lawyer, Fabio, a television host, and an American art history professor.
RIALTO EVERY DAY AT 6 PM – reduced rate (6€) – NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN FRANCE – 1961 – Original Version
GHOSTS IN ROME (FANTASMI A ROMA), by Antonio Pietrangeli
An old prince lives with his ghosts in his Roman palace. A real estate company wants to buy the castle to convert it into a department store…
