The Fifty Days of Cinema features a wide selection of movies, many of them in English or in original language with English subtitles. Here are some selected highlights of these films:
The International Women’s Festival (November 17-22). Full details not yet available. See http://www.laboratorioimmaginedonna.it
Schermo dell’arte International Programme of Films on Contemporary Arts (November 23-26). Full details at http://www.schermodellarte.org
23 NOVEMBER
21.00 Le ceneri di Pasolini
(Alfredo Jaar, Chile, 2009) in the presence of the director
22.00 A Conversation with Basquiat (Tamra Davis,USA, 2008)
24 NOVEMBER
21.00 Backstory (Mark Lewis, Canada, 2009)
23.15 Picasso and Braque Go to the
Movies (Arne Glimcher, USA, 2008)
25 NOVEMBER
22.15 Alice Neel (Andrew Neel, USA, 2007)
26 NOVEMBER
18.00 Miami Heights: Hernan Bas (Bill Bilowit, USA 2009) in the presence of the director
22.00 The Great Contemporary Art Bubble (Ben Lewis, UK, 2009) in the presence of the director
NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 3
Florence Queer Festival Full details at http://www.florencequeerfestival.it/
Rosa von Praunheim retrospective: A variety of films by this (male) Latvian/German director, co-founder of the Gay Rights Movement in Germany.
27 NOVEMBER
17.45 Identities (Vittoria Colonna di Stigliano, Ireland, 2008) 5 stories of the transgender community in Ireland. In the presence of the director
20.30 I Can’t Think Straight (Shamim Sharif, UK, 2007) in the presence of director
28 NOVEMBER
18.00 City of Borders (Yun Jong Su, USA, 2009) in the presence of the director
29 NOVEMBER
15.30 Chris & Don: A Love Story (Tina Mascara and Guido Santi, USA, 2007) The lives of Christopher Isherwood and partner Don Bachardy.
22.45 An Englishman in New York (Richard Laxton, GB, 2009) The later years of Quentin Crisp in New York, with John Hurt brilliantly reprising his role in The Naked Civil Servant
1 DECEMBER
16.30 The Universe of Keith Haring (Cristina Clausen, Italy/France, 2008)
21.00 Pedro (Nick Oceano, USA, 2008)
2 DECEMBER
21.15 Patrick Age 1.5 (Ella Lemhagen, Sweden, 2008) in the presence of the director
3 DECEMBER
18.30 Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride (Bob Chrsitie, Canada, 2009) in the presence of the director
21.45 Drool (Nancy Kissam, USA, 2009)
DECEMBER 4 – DECEMBER 10
River to River Indian Film Festival
Full details at http://www.rivertoriver.it/
Guru Dutt retrospective, featuring films by and about the director of the classic Pyaasa (1957) which typified the golden age of Bollywood. The director/producer/writer/actor committed suicide in 1964 at the age of 39 having directed only 8 films. These include: 5 December 15.00 In Search of Guru Dutt (Nasreen Munni Kabir, UK-India, 1989); 5 December 17.00 Aar Paar (This or That), Guru Dutt, India, 1954); 6 December 15.00 15.00 Mr. and Mrs. 55, Guru Dutt, India, 1955) 8 December 15.00 Kagaaz Ke Phool (Paper Flowers), Guru Dutt, India, 1959
Other films include:
4 December 20.30 pm Opening Evening
Performance of the Apsara Dance Group and Opening Film Rang Rasiya (Colours of Passion), (Ketan Mehta, India, 2008) The life of the 19th Century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma: from the love story with his muse Sugandha to the fundamentalist reactions to his paintings, regarded as immoral portraits of the gods of Indian mythology. After the film Q&A with director Ketan Mehta 5 December 20.30, 6 December 22.30 Barah Aana (Shortchanged) (Raja Menon, India, 2008) A contemporary Mumbai story in which the lives of a chauffer, a watchman and a waiter intersect. After the first screening Q&A with director Raja Menon 6 December 20.30, 7 December 23.00 Khargosh (Paresh Kamdar, India, 2009) The story of an overwhelming love seen through the eyes of a child who acts as a go-between for a boy and a girl who exchange passionate letters but are unable to communicate in person. 7 December 20.30, 8 December 23.00 Kaminey (Vishal Bhardwaj, India, 2009) A Tarantino-like pulp movie about two twins who grow up in the slums of Mumbai.10 December 21.00 pm – Closing Film Sita Sings the Blues (Nina Paley, USA, 2008)In this hilarious animation film, three puppets tell the ancient and modern tragicomedy of Ramayana. Sita, the goddess, is forced to live far from her beloved husband Rama, while director Nina has to face the separation from her partner who has moved to India.
Odeon Original Sound at the Odeon
Piazza Strozzi, 2
www.cinehall.it • 055 214068
Note: The regular programming of the Odeon Original Sound series is disrupted for the rest of the year by the 50 Days of Cinema, running at the cinema at the same time.
