Associazione Piemontesi nel Mondo di San Francisco: Cinema Piemonte

L'Associazione Piemontesi nel Mondo, con sede in Nord California, ha organizzato una retrospettiva cinematografica della durata di tre giorni con ingresso gratuito.
I 4 film saranno presentati al Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco dal 29 febbraio al 2 di marzo. I titoli: Cabiria, originale del 1914 completamente restaurato; Riso Amaro, con la bellissima Silvana Mangano (la nonna di Giada De Laurentiis); I Compagni e Dopo Mezzanotte.


Ecco l'annuncio originale in inglese.

On behalf of the Associazione Piemontesi nel Mondo of Northern California, I am honored to offer you, to your friends and family, the opportunity to attend Cinema Piemonte, a free, three-day film festival featuring four celebrated films from Torino, the first film capital of Italy.

The screenings will take place at the beautiful Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on February 29, March 1 and 2, 2008. Due to your interest in things Italian, silent film, film, etc., I thought this would be an event your members would not want to miss.

The films include: the fully restored 1914 silent film Cabiria, the first blockbuster in the history of cinema complete with thieving pirates, grandiose sea battles, and an erupting volcano, which makes its West Coast debut. The screening will be accompanied by an original score written and performed by Maestro Stefano Maccagno from Torino on the piano; Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice), one of the landmark films of the postwar Italian neorealist movement, which pairs the social condemnation of the harsh working conditions of the female rice workers with the flaming passions of a Hollywood melodrama; I Compagni (The Organizer), nominated in 1963 for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay, which documents one of the first attempts of the working class to organize for better working conditions and features Marcello Mastroianni in one of his most powerful and extraordinary performances as Professor Sinigaglia, “the organizer”; and Dopo Mezzanotte (After Midnight) made in 2003, which utilizes classic silent film techniques, quirky slapstick comedy, and expressionism to tell a love story set in the National Museum of Cinema in Torino.

All films are subtitled in English. Each screening will be preceded by a lecture in English by Dr. Domenico Gargale, President of La Citta’ del Cinema of Torino, and followed by a reception with delectable Italian goodies. Additionally, on opening night, Dr. Gargale will introduce the audience to the National Museum of Cinema, one of the most popular museums in Torino and one of the most important in the world of film. Seating is limited. Doors open one hour before the event. Please visit www.piemontesinoca.com under "events" and www.fortmason.org for more information about the films and for specific screening times.

This event is produced by the Associazione Piemontesi nel Mondo of Northern California with major support by the Regione Piemonte. The Associazione Piemontesi nel Mondo is a non-profit public benefit educational foundation whose goals are to promote the study, awareness, and appreciation of the Piemontese heritage. Other sponsors of the event include La Citta’ del Cinema, the Istituto di Cultura in San Francisco, and COM.IT.ES (Committee for Italians Abroad).

We look forward to welcoming you at Cinema Piemonte!

Grazie,

Kathleen Maggiora Rogers

President