The 2017 Lavazza Italian Film Festival is back across the country screening in Australian major cities' Palace cinemas, 28 of the best films from cinema masters and ground breaking new talents from Italy.
This year, one of the most awaited movies is Tenderness, a drama directed by Gianni Amelio starring Renato Carpentieri, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Elio Germano, Micaela Ramazzotti and Greta Scacchi, who is also the ambassador of the Festival.
"I was thrilled to work with Gianni Amelio because he had been at the top of my list of directors I wanted to work with"
Thanks to her fluency in English, French and Italian, Scacchi has come to occupy a unique place on the international stage, with distinguished roles across continents.
Scacchi first shot to fame in 1983 as the headstrong, adulterous colonial officer’s wife in Heat and Dust. After the success of 1987’s White Mischief she landed roles in America, in films such as Wolfgang Petersen’s Shattered, Robert Altman’s Hollywood satire The Player with Tim Robbins, and starred alongside Harrison Ford in Presumed Innocent. She has also worked with prominent European directors including Margarethe Von Trotta (in Paura e Amore), Diane Kurys (Un Homme Amoureux) and the Taviani Brothers (Good Morning Babylon). Recently she appeared in the popular BBC mini-series War & Peace.
In 1975 Scacchi relocated to Perth where she made her stage debut at the New Dolphin Theatre. Her best known Australian role came about in 1999, with the beloved classic Looking for Alibrandi which earned her the AFI award for Best Supporting Actress.
Greta Scacchi is now 57 and she is not scared about getting gray hairs and a wrinkled face.
"As you get older you have a chance to play characters that are very different to the ones you played when you were younger. I don't see the point of pretending to be younger. Get on with it and get real, it's just a fact of life. This is my chance to play different stuff."
Greta has been working between Italy, UK and Australia, but she says she has a special love for the land down under.
"I love coming back to Australia. Australia is the place where I've always felt least like a foreigner. I think it's because we are a community of foreigners here"
Lavazza Italian Film Festival - Where and when
Sydney: September 12 to October 8, Palace Norton Street, Palace Verona, Chauvel Cinemas
Adelaide: September 13 to October 1, Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas
Melbourne: September 14 to October 8, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Westgarth, Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay, Kino Cinemas, The Astor Theatre
Canberra: September 14 to October 8, Palace Electric Cinemas
Brisbane: September 20 to October 8, Palace Barracks and Palace Centro
Perth: September 21 to October 11, Cinema Paradiso, Luna on SX
Hobart: Sept 21 to October 1, The State Cinema
Want more great Italian content? Watch the entire season of 'The Young Pope' from acclaimed Italian director Paolo Sorrentino - streaming now at SBS On Demand.
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