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Corpo Celeste
A bold discovery at the Cannes Film Festival, this poignant tale blends gritty realism with moments of dreamlike surrealism; a winning drama about a bumpy spiritual journey and young girl's coming of age. Directed by Alice Rohrwacher. (Italy/Switzerland/France, 2011, 100 min)
The Father and the Foreigner
Family drama, male bonding, and international intrigue mix in this constantly surprising dramatic thriller. Two men from different backgrounds bond over their children, though the growing friendship between them shifts and deepens in unexpected ways. Directed by Ricky Tognazzi. Composer Carlo Siliatto scheduled to attend (Italy, 2010, 113 min)
Habemus Papam
Director/actor Nanni Moretti turns his satirical eye on the nomination of a new Pope, resulting in a magnificent blend of high-concept humor with a deeply affecting portrait of a man elected to an office that carries crushing responsibilities. Best Film, Italian Critics Awards 2011 (Italy/France 2010, 104 min)
Immaturi
Paolo Genovese's latest box-office hit is a breezy, feel-good comedy about a group of six friends getting back together after twenty years to retake their high school exams. The gang hit the books, and it's just like old times-only with more wrinkles and less hair! (Italy, 2011, 108 min)
Love and Slaps
Director/actor Sergio Castellitto offers a wry updating of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, exploring what may be one of the last social taboos in a dissection of Italy's liberal elite that's as amusing as it is perceptive. (Italy, 2011, 96 min)
Salt of Life
In his warm and witty follow-up to Mid-August Lunch, writer/director/actor Gianni Di Gregorio is a middle-aged retiree trying his polite, utterly gracious best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life-with both hilarious and poignant results. (Italy, 2010, 90 min)
Scialla
Washed-up writer Bruno makes his living tutoring apathetic youth, including the irreverent Luca, who turns out to be the son he never knew he had. A wonderfully touching and comedic debut feature from the award-winning screenwriter of The First Beautiful Thing. Directed by Francesco Bruni (Italy, 2011, 95 min)
Tatanka
A hard-hitting return to Neapolitan Camorra mafia-ridden territory with the semi-true-life story of champion boxer Clemente Russo (in a stunning debut performance), who literally fought his way out of the mafia to claim a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. From a story by Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano. Directed by Giuseppe Gagliardi. (Italy, 2011, 99 min)
Terraferma
A tight-knit family of island fishermen, used to making their living from the ocean, must make hard choices as the world encroaches in the form of tourism and illegal immigrants. Terraferma tells its story with boldness and confidence while wearing its social conscience smartly. Italy's official Oscar® Submission for Best Foreign Language Film! Directed by Emanuele Crialese. (Italy/France, 2011, 88 min)
When the Night
Novelist and director Cristina Comencini (Don't Tell) has crafted a complex, psychologically profound portrait of a fragile young mother and a tough mountain guide who meet after an accident in the Italian mountains. (Italy, 2011, 116 min)

Italian Photography Exhibit

VIAGGI IN ITALIA: Journey in Italy: Italian Cinema Film Sets (1941-1959)

A retrospective collection of photographs spanning 20 years of classic Italian directors at work (Fellini, Antonioni, Visconti, Rossellini, and more). Photos will be on display at the SIFF Film Center during the Taste of Italy.

Exhibit presented by Ingeniux Corporation and La Spiga.
Photos provided by: Centro Cinema Citta' di Cesena

Taste of Italy

November 19-20 12:00pm-5:00pm

SIFF Film Center
Seattle Center Northwest Rooms (formerly the Alki Room)

Free wine and food tasting, art, and more!

Free Admission.

Be sure to drop by the SIFF Film Center (just two blocks away) in between screenings to sample delicious Italian wines and foods.

Cinema Italian Style

Corpo Celeste

The Father and the Foreigner

Habemus Papam

Immaturi

Love and Slaps

Salt of Life

Scialla

Tatanka

Terraferma

When the Night

Nov 16

Nov 17

Nov 18

Nov 19

Nov 20

Italian Photography Exhibit

VIAGGI IN ITALIA: Journey in Italy: Italian Cinema Film Sets (1941-1959)

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Taste of Italy

November 19-20 12:00pm-5:00pm

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Seattle Italian Film Festival - November 16-20, 2012