NEW ITALIAN CINEMA (SFFS 13-20 Nov. 2011)

[Chris Knipp]

NEW ITALIAN CINEMA (SFFS 13-20 NOV 2011)

The San Francisco Film Society presents this series, a program of a dozen films, with 8 new films in competition for the audience-balloted City of Forence Award. These are:

2 CIGARETTES Aureliano Amadei 2010 94 min
FATHER AND THE FOREIGNER, THE Ricky Tognazzi 2010 107 min
FIRST ASSIGNMENT, THE Giorgio Cecere 201 90 min
JEWEL, THE Andrea Malaoli 2010 110 min
ONE LIFE, MAYBE TWO Alessandro Arondino 2010 88 min
QUIET LIFE, A Claudio Cupellini 2010 103 min
SOME SAY NO Giambattista Avellini 2011 95 min
WORLD IS FOR YOU, THIS Francesco Falaschi 2011 82 min

In addition the director Daniele Lucchetti is featured with these three films:
OUR LIFE Daniele Lucchetti 2010, 98 min
(Opening night)
GINGER AND CINNAMON 2003 103 min
IT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW 1987 87 MIN

And the special closing night film will be:
HABEMUS PAPAM (We Have a Pope) Nanni Moretti 2011 102 min
I already reviewed that one from Paris last month.