Catch stunning foreign cinema at the Lavazza Italian Film Festival
It’s time for Italy to shine! The 2015 Lavazza Italian Film Festival will showcase some of the most captivating Italian flicks from the past 12 months.
From October 1 to 18, the Lavazza Italian Film Festival returns for it’s 16th season, taking over the Palace Barracks and Centro Cinemas. Like previous years, the festival will screen a range of stunning films, showcasing the vibrant film scene and cinematographic prowess of Italian filmmakers. The 2015 program boats a range of contemporary and classic films and shorts.
The opening night film for 2015 is the Italian box office hit God Willing, a hilarious comedy starring Italian screen icon Alessandro Gassman. Closing the festivities will be The Conformist, an Academy Award-nominated masterpiece released in 1970 by Bernardo Bertolucci. Other notable films include award-winning film, The Dinner, Toronto and Venice Film Festival Official Selection Black Souls, the heart-warming comedy Do You See Me? and the comedic highlight, Mia Madre. To view the full festival program and to purchase tickets, jump over to the Palace Cinemas website.
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