Odeon
Piazza Strozzi, 2
tel. 055/295051
www.cinehall.it, www.odeon.intoscana.it
June 15
AUF WIEDERSEHEN
Author and activist Linda G. Mills is propelled by her family’s life-threatening experience of September 11, 2001 to return to the site of her mother’s flight from Vienna, Austria in 1939. Three generations, including the mother and the 10-year-old son, go to the Jewish Community archives to reconstruct their family’s history. This is the Italian premiere of the documentary (in English), followed by a dialogue with Chelsea Clinton and Linda G. Mills. This event starts at 10:15am and is free, but RSVP is required to lapietra.reply@nyu.edu. For more about the film, see www.tilwemeetagainfilm.com.
June 16, 17
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Martha, who has fled from a cult that has apparently damaged her mind, seeks rehabilitation and reintegration into the ‘real’ world with members of her family. The boundaries between memory, fantasy, reality and sanity are explored in this psychological thriller, a first feature by Sean Durkin, with newcomer Elizabeth Olsen. Sundance 2011 Award winner. ‘A film of rough edges and no easy answers, nearly perfect in its imperfection’ (Los Angeles Times).
June 20, 21
ALL GOOD THINGS
A true-crime drama inspired by the real-life case of Robert Durst, who was suspected of murdering his wife, Kathie, after she vanished without a trace in 1982, one of New York’s most sensational unsolved crimes. Warned by his father that his prospective bride would never fit into the high life, the heir apparent marries her anyway and things start to fall apart. ‘A potent and provocative movie that will keep you up nights’ (Rolling Stone).
TRIBECA FIRENZE/TUSCAN SUN FESTIVAL
June 13 to 17 @ Odeon cinema
Among the highlights for English-language speakers: Wagner’s Dream(2012), a documentary about the Metropolitan Opera’s production of the Ring cycle. Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt star as the same-sex couple who adopt a mentally handicapped child and then face the prejudice and inflexibility of the justice system in Any Day Now, audience favourite at Tribeca 2012. Another Tribeca prize-winning documentary is Nisha Pahuja’s multilingual The World Before Her, focusing on the role of women in contemporary Indian society. Stephen Frears’ 1988 Dangerous Liaisons features John Malkovich in one of his best performances as the wicked vicomte in this famous adaptation of Choderlos de Leclos’s epistolary novel. Liliana Cavani’s 2002 English-language Patricia Highsmith adaptation Ripley’s Game also stars Malkovich, this time as Tom Ripley himself, devising a devilish and murderous plot. The Zen of Bennettis Unjoo Moon’s reverent documentary on the life and works of immaculate crooner Tony Bennett. Benjamin Dickinson directs his debut drama First Winter, in which a group of Brooklynites heads to the frozen countryside and works out survival strategies. Rust and Bone, which made quite a stir at this year’s Cannes Festival, (in French with English and Italian subtitles), is an unusual love story that challenges many prejudices about disability and the power of love. For dates and times, see the events listing or www.tuscansunfestival.com.
