FILM FESTIVAL INFO: www.cine-italiano.hk
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Hong Kong’s premier annual showcase of Italian cinema, Cine Italiano! – Cinema Italian Style in Hong Kong! is back for its eighth edition! Co-presented by Istituto Luce Cinecittà, the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong, the Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong and in collaboration with PREMIERE ELEMENTS, this year’s festival will run from 12 to 22 September 2019 at PREMIERE ELEMENTS. Don’t miss award-winning films and restored classics from one of the world’s most vibrant film industries!
This year’s Cine Italiano! will open with coming-of-age crime drama Piranhas. The winner of Best Screenplay at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, the critically acclaimed film by director Claudio Giovannesi follows a group of 15-year-old boys as they navigate the dangerous world of crime in Naples, which based on the best-selling novel by the writer of Gomorrah. It’s a powerful crime drama about the loss of innocence and misguided ambitions.
Fans of classic films shouldn’t miss a special screening of The Seduction of Mimi. Directed by the great Lina Wertmüller (Swept Away), who will be receiving the Academy Honorary Award this year, the 1972 satire follows a hapless steelworker whose life is turned upside down by his connections to the Mafia, political parties and his lovers. The winner of Best Actor at the David di Donatello Awards, this Italian comedy classic has been restored for a new generation of film buffs.
This year’s lineup features a diverse selection of Italian films from vastly different genres. Magical Nights, the bittersweet comedy about the glories of Italian Cinema; The Champion, a compelling story about friendship set in the world of professional football; Romulus & Remus: The First King, depicting the epic yet brutal journey of two brothers in the founding of Rome; Capri-Revolution, the sensual and intellectual awakenings of artist-radicals in the early 20th century; magical realism is transformed into an enlightening comedy in Lucia’s Grace, and is matched with aching resonance in the grim tale of The Vice of Hope.
Cine Italiano! is part of Italia Mia Festival 2019.
Screening Schedule
12 September 7:30pm – Piranhas
13 September 7:30pm – Romulus & Remus: The First King
14 September 5:00pm – Piranhas
14 September 7:15pm – Capri-Revolution
14 September 9:45pm – Magical Nights
15 September 3:00pm – Lucia’s Grace
15 September 5:15pm – The Champion
15 September 7:30pm – The Seduction of Mimi
19 September 7:30pm – The Vice of Hope
20 September 7:30pm – Lucia’s Grace
21 September 5:00pm – The Seduction of Mimi
21 September 7:30pm – The Champion
21 September 9:45pm – Capri-Revolution
22 September 3:00pm – Romulus & Remus: The First King
22 September 5:30pm – The Vice of Hope
22 September 7:30pm – Magical Nights
* All films with Chinese subtitles, non-english speaking films are subtitled in English.
**Marked seats for all screenings. One person per ticket for admission regardless of age.
Info: www.cine-italiano.hk
Tickets: www.cinema.com.hk
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Tickets are available for the below screenings:
Piranhas
12/9 – 7:30pm
Italy 2019 110min
Dir: Claudio Giovannesi
Cast: Francesco di Napoli, Ar Tem, Alfredo Turitto, Viviana Aprea
In Italian with English & Chinese subtitles
Romulus & Remus: The First King
13/9 – 7:30pm
22/9 – 3:00pm
Italy/Belgium 2019 127min
Dir: Matteo Rovere
Cast: Alessandro Borghi, Alessio Lapice, Fabrizio Rongione
In Italian with English & Chinese subtitles
Capri-Revolution
14/9 – 7:15pm
21/9 – 9:45pm
Italy/France 2018 122min
Dir: Mario Martone
Cast: Marianna Fontana, Reinout Scholten van Aschat
In Italian with English & Chinese subtitles
Magical Nights
14/9 – 9:45pm
22/9 – 7:30pm
Italy 2018 124min
Dir: Paolo Virzi
Cast: Mauro Lamantia, Giovanni Toscano, Irene Vetere
In Italian with English & Chinese subtitles
Lucia’s Grace
15/9 – 3:00pm
20/9 – 7:30pm
Italy 2018 110min
Dir: Gianni Zanasi
Cast: Alba Rohrwacher, Elio Germano, Hadas Yaron
In Italian with English & Chinese subtitles
The Champion
15/9 – 5:15pm
21/9 – 7:30pm
Italy 2019 105min
Dir: Leonardo D’Agostini
Cast: Stefano Accorsi, Andrea Carpenzano, Ludovica Martino
In Italian with English & Chinese subtitles
The Seduction of Mimi (RESTORED CLASSIC)
15/9 – 7:30pm
21/9 – 5:00pm
Italy 1972 112min
Dir: Lina Wertmüller
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Turi Ferro
In Italian with English & Chinese subtitles
The Vice of Hope
19/9 – 7:30pm
22/9 – 5:30pm
Italy 2018 96min
Dir: Edoardo De Angelis
Cast: Pina Turco, Massimiliano Rossi, Marina Confalone
In Italian with English & Chinese subtitles