A second serving of Venice International Film Festival movies in Manila

The Italian Chamber of Commercein the Philippines and the Philippine-Italian Association, together with the Film Development of the Philippines under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy in Manila, present the 2^nd Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila, a selection of movies from the Venice International Film Festival this November 14-18, 2018 at the Central Square, Greenbelt 3 and U.P. Town Center cinemas.

Lined-up are nine films that participated in last year’s 74^th Venice International Film Festival namely Novecento/1900, Il deserto rosso/Red Desert, Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat, Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets, Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma, Una famiglia/A Family, Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People, Hannah and The Leisure Seeker.

To be launched in this edition of the film festival is the educational component where three Italian film experts, namely Franco Eco (A.C.M.F.), cinematographer Davide Mancori (A.I.C.- I.M.A.G.O), and VFX designer Paolo Bertola, holding a series of masterclasses at the Film Institute in UP Diliman, the School of Design and Arts at DLSU- College of Saint Benilde (Digital Filmmaking program) and the Cinematheque Centre Manila at the Film Development Council of the Philippines. A production tour is also being organized with an Italian independent producer visiting six local production houses with the intent of exploring possible cooperation and strengthening of the Philippine-Italian film industry ties.

Tickets to the screenings are priced at P150 each. Students can avail of the discounted price of P100 per screening. As expected from various foreign language film festivals throughout the years, the films will be shown with English subtitles.

2^nd Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila Line-Up

Novecento/1900 (1976)

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci

Starring: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu

This expansive period drama follows two childhood friends in northern Italy during the early 20^th century. Alfredo Berlinghieri and Olmo Dalcò grow up as close companions despite their class differences. However, they drift apart as adults, Alfredo embracing his landowning heritage and Olmo championing workers' rights. As the years go by, they see the rise of fascism in their country, and eventually their values find them directly in conflict.

Il deserto rosso/Red Desert (1964)

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

Starring: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris

Amid the modern wastelands and toxic factories of Italy, wife and mother Giuliana (Monica Vitti) desperately tries to conceal her tenuous grip on reality from those around her, especially her successful yet neglectful husband, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti). Ugo's old pal, Corrado (Richard Harris), shows up in town on a business trip and is more sensitive to Giuliana's anxieties. They begin an affair, but it does little to quell Giuliana's existential fears, and her mental state rapidly deteriorates.

Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat (2017)

Director: Alessandro Rak Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri and Dario Sansone

Starring: Massimiliano Gallo, Maria Pia Calzone, Alessandro Gassmann

Cenerentola tries to escape from the evil schemes of her stepmother and stepsisters while living aboard the Megaride, a ship stuck in the port of Naples.

Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets (2017)

Director: Antonio Manetti, Marco Manetti

Starring: Giampaolo Morelli, Serena Rossi, Claudia Gerini, Carlo Buccirosso, Raiz

A dramatic love story. Shoot outs, wild motorbike chases and speedboat escapes. Set in the beautiful Bay of Naples, the film is not only an action thriller but also a romantic comedy with music that ranges from Neapolitan songs to rap.

Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma (2017)

Director: Silvio Soldini

Starring: Valeria Golino, Adriano Giannini

Teo is a creative in a trendy ad agency. Nice and charming he enjoys life as an elusive womanizer. Emma is blind since the age of 16 but that has not stopped her from becoming an osteopath. She is pretty, vibrant and has great friends. When they first meet, Teo is mesmerized by her sexy voice. Intrigued and attracted by her as he has never been with a blind woman, he takes her on a date. Emma is too smart and sharp to give into the illusion but against all odds it’s Teo who is hooked.

Una famiglia/A Family (2017)

Director:  Sebastiano Riso

Starring: Micaela Ramazzotti, Patrick Bruel, Matilda De Angelis, Fortunato Cerlino

At first sight, Vincent and Maria may look like any other couple. He is protective, she is passionate. But who knows what happens behind closed doors? For years, Maria has been too vulnerable and in love to stand up to him, but when she realizes that she can no longer be Vincent’s accomplice, their secret life-project threatens to get out of control.

Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People (2017)

Director: Cosimo Gomez

Starring: Claudio Santamaria, Marco D'Amore, Sara Serraiocco, Simoncino Martucci, Narcisse Mame

Anna and Claudio are pushing back the decision to have a baby until the time they will be better off. He launches a crowdfunding to develop a website to evaluate freelance professionals, but nobody seems to care. One night, drunk, they post a video on their crowdfunding page challenging the "people of the Net" to offer a donation in exchange for a video clip of them having sex…

Hannah (2017)

Director: Andrea Pallaoro

Starring: Charlotte Rampling, André Wilms, Stéphanie Van Vyve 

Intimate portrait of a woman drifting between reality and denial when she is left alone to grapple with the consequences of her husband's imprisonment.

The Leisure Seeker (2017)

Director: Paolo Virzi

Starring: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland

A runaway couple goes on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, travelling from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West. They recapture their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.

Here is the schedule of the 2^nd Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila

Central Square BGC

November 14, 2018

8:00 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

November 15, 2018

5:30 PM Il deserto rosso/Red Desert

8:00 PM Una famiglia/A Family

November 16, 2018

4:45 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

6:30 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

9:00 PM The Leisure Seeker

November 17, 2018

1:30 PM Novecento/1900

7:00 PM Hannah

9:00 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

November 18, 2018

3:00 PM Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

5:00 PM Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma

Greenbelt 3

November 15, 2018

2:15 PM Novecento/1900

8:00 PM Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma

November 16, 2018

4:30 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

6:30 PM Il deserto rosso/Red Desert

9:00 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

November 17, 2018

5:00 PM Gatta cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

7:00 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

9:00 PM The Leisure Seeker

November 18, 2018

3:00 PM Hannah

5:00 PM Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

7:00 PM Una famiglia/A Family

U.P. Town Center

November 15, 2018

1:00 PM Il deserto rosso/Red Desert

3:30 PM Novecento/1900

November 16, 2018

5:00 PM Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

7:00 PM Hannah

9:00 PM Una famiglia/A Family

November 17, 2018

4:00 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

6:40 PM Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma

9:00 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

November 18, 2018

2:30 PM Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

4:30 PM The Leisure Seeker

7:00 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila is presented by the Philippine-Italian Association and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines - ICCPI, together with the Film Development Council of the Philippines and under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy in the Philippines.

This event is made possible by the generous support of Gold Sponsors: Rustan's, Stores Specialists, Inc, EastWest Bank Priority; our Silver sponsors: Elburg Shipmanagement Philippines Incorporated, L'Opera Ristorante, Solid Video Corporation; and also our Sponsors: Ponte Rialto Ristorante Italiano, China Bank, Don Revy, Rina Academy, Augustea Ship Manning Philippines Inc., Fedrigoni, and Canon PH. Media partners are ANC 24/7, Crossover FM 105.1, Synopsis, and venue partners include Central Square, Ayala Malls Cinemas, Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (Bonifacio High Street, BGC).

The Educational Component and the Production Tour is made possible by the generous contribution of the EU-Philippines Business Network and the partnership with AIC (Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica) and ACMF - Associazione Compositori Musica per Film.