The American Cinematheque has once again joined Cinecittà and the Italian Ministry of Culture to present this year's Cinema Italian Style, a celebration of new films from Italy. While most of this festival will be presented virtually from December 8th to 15th, there will be in-person screenings in Los Angeles of a new documentary about the late composer, Ennio Morricone from Giuseppe Tornatore and the latest from Paolo Sorrentino with "The Hand of God" which has been selected to represent the country for this year's Best International Feature for the 2021 Oscars. Both screenings will be held at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.
"Ennio: The Maestro" looks at the career of the legendary Morricone who created more than four hundred musical scores for cinema and television. Tornatore traveled across the globe to interview over seventy renowned filmmakers and musicians to share their experiences on working with the composer along with some never-before-seen archival footage involving Morricone at home and work.
Paolo Sorrentino will come to Los Angeles on December 10th to present, "The Hand of God", set during the 1980's in Naples when it was a tumultuous city. Loosely based on Sorrentino's life, the film explores a tale of fate and family, sports and cinema, love and loss. This will be a double feature with his 2016 Best Foriegn-Language Oscar winner, "The Great Beauty" with Sorrentino holding a Q&A in between the films.
The virtual screenings will feature the recent Italian films, "Blue Eyes", "Ezio Bosso: The Things That Remain", "Futura", "Like a Cat on a Highway 2", "Lovely Boy", "The Hole", "The Image Machine of Alfredo C." and "The Macalusco Sisters".
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Cinema Italian Style 2021
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