From June 13 to 19 at the Rialto cinema (4 rue de Rivoli – Nice) and Casino (30 avenue Henri Isnar – Vence)
The program:
RIALTO: Friday, June 15, 4 PM, and Monday, June 18, 8 PM
CASINO: Friday, June 15, 9 PM
ANNALISA, by Pippo Mezzapesa. (Preview – Original Version.)
Veleno, son of a notable, and Zaza, a petty thug from the working-class neighborhoods, two 15-year-old teenagers who have nothing in common, become friends. One day, the beautiful Annalisa, a mysterious and sensual young girl, appears in their lives. She then becomes an enigmatic legend for the youth of the village and a source of passionate troubles for the two boys…
RIALTO: Thursday, June 14, 8 PM and Saturday, June 16, 4 PM
CASINO: Sunday, June 17, 7 PM
ACAB (ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS), by Stefano Sollima. (Preview) – Original Version.
Inspired by true events, the film takes us into the heart of the violent street episodes that Italy has experienced: from the assassination of an opponent at the G8 in Genoa in 2001, to the death of a football supporter under the blows of a policeman in 2007…
RIALTO: Friday, June 15, 8 PM AND Sunday, June 17, 4 PM
CASINO: Saturday, June 16, 9 PM
CESAR MUST DIE, by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. (Preview – Original Version. Golden Bear of the 2012 Berlinale – Best Film of the David di Donatello 2012).
Italian society once again goes under the Taviani brothers’ scalpel.
A film that tells the story of Roman prisoners staging William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar…
RIALTO: Saturday, June 16, 8 PM
REALITY, by Matteo Garrone. (Preview – Original Version. Jury Grand Prix at the 2012 Cannes Festival).
Encouraged by his children, Luciano participates in the casting of the most famous Italian reality TV show without really believing in it. The dream of becoming a media personality radically changes his destiny but also that of everyone around him…
RIALTO: from June 13 to 19, 2 PM AND 6 PM – also on June 13, 17, and 19, 8 PM
SHUN LI AND THE POET, by Andrea Segre. Original Version.
On an island in the Venetian lagoon, a fisherman meets a young Chinese woman who has recently immigrated. A gentle friendship gradually develops between these two people who seem worlds apart. However, their burgeoning feelings disturb two communities that reject each other: Italians and Chinese look unfavorably on their growing connection…
