Italian Film Festival, it's back! - The full program

Family movies, drama, comedy, classics and much more. Here the full selection of films.

Lavazza Italian Film Festival

Source: Courtesy of Italian Film Festival

OPENING NIGHT GALA

Perfect Strangers (Perfetti sconosciuti) directed by Paolo Genovese

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Rocco and His Brothers [Restored]  (Rocco e i suoi fratelli) directed by Luchino Visconti

The Space Between [World Premiere] directed by Ruth Borgobello

CENTREPIECE

Sweet Dreams (Fai bei sogni) directed by Marco Bellocchio

SPECIAL EVENT Where am I Going? (Quo vado?) directed by Gennaro Nunziante

CLOSING NIGHT SELECTION

Roman Holiday [Restored] (Vacanze romane) directed by William Wyler

IT'S COMPLICATED - Films about relationships Daddy's Girl (Belli di papà) directed by Guido Chiesa

Ever Been to the Moon? (Sei mai stata sulla luna?) directed by Paolo Genovese

Fiore directed by Claudio Giovannesi

The Last will be the Last (Gli ultimi saranno ultimi) directed by Massimiliano Bruno

Like Crazy (La pazza gioia) directed by Paolo Virzì

One Kiss (Un bacio) directed by Ivan Cotroneo

Opposites Attract (Poli opposti) directed by Max Croci

The Worldly Girl (La ragazza del mondo) directed by Marco Danieli

DONNE ITALIANE - The best films by and starring Italy's leading ladies Antonia directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino

For Your Love (Per amor vostro) directed by Giuseppe Gaudino

If You Tell Me (Se ti diranno di me) directed by Marco Tullio Giordana

Limbo directed by Lucio Pellegrini

Me, Myself & Her (Io e lei) directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi

Solo (Assolo) directed by Laura Morante

LIGHTS, DRAMA, ACTION - The best new crime dramas, comedies, biopics and more Arianna directed by Carlo Lavagna

The Complexity of Happiness (La felicità è un sistema complesso) directed by Gianni Zanasi

The Confessions (Le confessioni) directed by Roberto Andò

Don't Be Bad (Non essere cattivo) directed by Claudio Caligari

The Duel of Wine (Il duello di vino) directed by Nicolas Carreras

Italian Race (Veloce come il vento) directed by Matteo Rovere

Napoli Jungle (Bagnoli jungle) directed by Antonio Capuano

Once in Summer (Era d'estate) directed by Fiorella Infascelli

The Ploy (La macchinazione) directed by David Grieco

88 DAYS - Featuring a Q&A about young Italian migration to Australia

88 Days (88 giorni) directed by Matteo Maffesanti

Presented by Palace Cinemas, the festival will screen exclusively at the following locations nationally:

  • Sydney - from September 13 to October 9, Palace Norton St, Palace Verona, Chauvel Cinema.
  • Melbourne - from September 15 to October 9, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Balwyn, PalaceBrighton Bay, Palace Westgarth and The Astor.
  • Hobart - from September 15 to September 25, State Cinema.
  • Canberra - from September 20 to October 12, Palace Electric.
  • Adelaide - from September 21 to October 12, Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas.
  • Perth - from September 22 to October 12, Cinema Paradiso, Luna on SX.
  • Brisbane - from September 28 to October 19, Palace Barracks.

For more information visit the website of the festival.

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