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Kaffeine Buzz
reviews independent and foreign films,
in addition to reporting the latest buzz behind
Colorado's film festivals.
2nd annual festival italiano
- cinema italiano
Denver Film Society, the nonprofit cultural institution
dedicated to the celebration and cultivation of
film as art, presents Cinema Italiano on
Friday, September 23rd at 7:30 pm. Cinema
Italiano is part of the weeklong city-wide Festival
Italiano that celebrates Italian culture by featuring
the sights, sounds and flavors of Italy. Denver
Film Society supports Festival Italiano’s
goal in celebrating Italy by hosting an event
featuring Italian film.
Denver Film Society will provide a free public
screening of an Italian film classic, Caro Diario
(Dear Diary) – 1994 by director Nanni Moretti
at their home theater, Starz FilmCenter at the
Tivoli. Free tickets for the screening will be
provided on a first come first serve basis.
Caro Diario is a very funny and quite profound
“visual diary.” It unfolds in three
parts. “On My Vespa” takes us on a
motorbike ride around Rome with director Moretti,
sharing his adventures, including a hilarious
encounter with a film critic. In “Islands,”
a search for peace and quiet in the magnificent
Aeolian islands off Sicily runs comically into
an obsession with American soap operas. “Doctors”
takes off from Moretti’s real-life encounter
with cancer – now cured – to skewer
the medical industry.
“Nanni Moretti’s Caro Diario is a
wonderful addition to this year’s Festival
Italiano,” said Lindsay Mangat, Project
Manager for Denver Film Society. Moretti has been
called the Italian Keaton or Chaplin making him
a cult figure in Italy. Caro Diario will provide
film goers with a deeper understanding of Italian
culture.
For more information on this free screening visit
www.denverfilm.org
Festival Italiano
A premier metro-wide Italian festival each fall
that celebrates the sights, sounds and flavors
of Italy, commemorates Italian culture, and promotes
all cultural programs throughout the Denver Metro
Area. For more information on Festival Italiano
visit www.belmarcolorado.com
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