THE GREAT SILENCE
In 1960s Naples, Villa Primic, once a luxurious home, now a creaky mansion straight out of a ghost story. In a painful and reluctant decision, it has been put up for sale by Mrs Rose Primic (Margherita Buy, Three Floors IFF21) and the two heirs to the Primic’s dilapidated fortune, Massimiliano (Emanuele Linfatti) and Adele […]
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Nostalgia
NOSTALGIA The excellent Pierfrancesco Favino (PadrenostroIFF21, The Traitor IFF20) stars in suspenseful drama Nostalgia, a bittersweet exploration of the complexity of homecoming. After forty years spent in the Middle East and Africa, businessman Felice Lasco (Favino) returns to his hometown of Rione Sanità in Naples. Visiting his ageing mother, Teresa (Aurora Quattrocchi), he is upset […]
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THE INNER CAGE
Winner of the 2022 David di Donatello Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor, The Inner Cage is an affecting group character study set within the last remains of an abandoned prison. A 19th century prison, located in a remote and unspecified part of the Italian territory, is being decommissioned. As a result of […]
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THE KING OF LAUGHTER
Winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2022 Nastri d’Argento Awards, this extravagant biopic depicts the life of the 19th- and early- 20th-century king of Neapolitan comedians, the great actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta, masterfully portrayed by Toni Servillo. Devoting his life to the theatre and achieving great success, Scarpetta created works that […]
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THE PERFECT DINNER
Suspense and a pinch of romance are the ingredients of The Perfect Dinner, a delicious comedy about a Neopolitan mafioso and a chef who cross paths in Rome. Carmine (Salvatore Esposito, Gomorrah series) is a Neapolitan mafioso who isn’t cut out for the criminal life. Under the protection of his boss Pasquale (Gianfranco Gallo), Carmine […]
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Naples, The Heartbeat of Italian Cinema
The Italian Cultural Institute is happy to help bring a selection of films from the New Neapolitan Cinema movement to the attention of the local public. With this expression we usually mean the rich Neapolitan film heritage of the last 30 years, cinema that has won acclaim from the public and critics. A recent example […]
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Casanova’s return
In this new drama from Gabriele Salvatores, the excellent Toni Servillo stars as Leo Bernadi, a successful and acclaimed Italian director. He is approaching the end of his career but he cannot accept his slow decline. The last movie he just finished shooting is inspired by the novel about Casanova by Arthur Schnitzler, a character […]
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St. Ali Italian Film Festival
The Italian Film Festival returns to Melbourne for the 2022 edition with a rich program of Italian films from the most prestigious international festivals. To learn more, please click here The Italian Cultural Institute actively collaborates with the festival and promotes the new Neapolitan cinema. To learn more, please click here The Italian […]
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Pordenonelegge 2022
The twenty-third edition of the #Pordenonelegge festival starts from the heart of Europe. 300 events. 50 editorial previews in five days. This edition hosts many winners of literary prizes already assigned or in the assignment phase: 596 protagonists are expected. The Rai, Radio Televisione Italiana, is partner of the Festival. At pordenonelegge literature meets art, […]
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Created in Italy exhibition
CREATED IN ITALY presents highlights from the best of Italian design this September 2022, through a feature exhibition presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with LCI Melbourne and the Design Institute of Australia at LCI Melbourne Gallery CREATED IN ITALY is an exploration of Italian industry and its aim is to present a […]
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