Film Programme for Notti Stellate
17th MARCH (closed event)
- Year 1968 & Duration is 33 min
“Notes for a Film on India”, shot in December 1967, was presented by Pasolini at the 1968 Venice Film Festival. Pasolini explores the line between myth and reality in Indian culture, based on the ancient legend of a maharaja who had offered his body to a hungry tiger.
- Year 1959, Duration 29 min
The fifth part of the journey to India focuses on food. Spices, obviously, play a very important role, both in the preparation and preservation of food. Rossellini reads out the recipe for dal. He then shows the rice fields and peasant villages of southern India, which still represent the backbone of the country (there were about 580,000 at the time). The produce is then taken to the markets in the city centres. We are shown the artistic heritage of one such city, Madurai–its temples bursting with figurines with an almost Baroque opulence of ornamentation.
18th MARCH
- Year 2019 & Duration is 135 min
In the early 1980’s, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home in Italy, scores are being settled, and Buscetta’s allies are killed off one after another. Arrested and then extradited by the Brazilian police, Buscetta makes a decision that will change the entire story of the Mafia: He decides to meet with Judge Falcone and betray the eternal vow he made to the Cosa Nostra.
Festivals & Awards:
David di Donatello 2020: Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Pierfrancesco Favino), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Luigi Lo Cascio), Best Editor
Globi d’Oro 2019: Best Film, Best Soundtrack
Globi d’Oro 2020: Best Actor (Pierfrancesco Favino)
19th MARCH
- Year 2015 & Duration is 125 min
Inspired by the fairy tales of medieval Naples, Tale of Tales is an epic vision of cinema.
From the bitter quest of a jealous Queen (Salma Hayek) who forfeits the life of her husband, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a King (Vincent Cassel), to a King obsessed with a giant Flea leading to heartbreak for his young daughter, these stories weave the beautiful with the grotesque, creating a stunning and unique work of gothic imagination. A film on obsession and egoism.
Festivals & Awards:
David di Donatello 2016: Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up (Gino Tamagnini), Best Hairdresser (Francesco Pegoretti), Best Visual Effects (Makinarium)
Globi d’Oro 2015: Best Screenplay