An enthralling portrait both of courage and resistance in the face of shadowy, oppressive forces, and of Calabria itself. Now an adult, Rosa grows increasingly curious about the true circumstances of that mysterious event, and seeks to uncover the truth-an act of excavation that leads her to ever-more-concerning epiphanies about the dynamics within her family and its possible ties to the ’Ndrangheta, a notorious Calabrian crime syndicate. Rosa (Lina Siciliano) has spent all her life in a small Calabrian village, raised there by her grandmother after her mother’s death when she was a child. Thursday, June 9 at 7:00pm (Q&A with Gabriele Mainetti)Ī woman attempts to reconcile the mysteries of her past with the dangers of her present in Francesco Costabile’s gripping and personal solo feature debut (from a story co-written by Open Roads veteran Edoardo De Angelis). Winner of six 2022 David di Donatello Awards. How will they save themselves? Suffice it to say, Mainetti teases out the endgame with a wealth of imagination, boldness, and dazzling imagery.
Believing that the freaks’ abilities, which resemble superpowers, are key to prolonging the Führer’s life, he captures and tortures our heroes in the hopes of harnessing them as weapons. Set in 1943, the film follows the “freaks” of the Circus Mezzapiotta (whose proprietor, Israel, is Jewish), as some of them are duped into taking jobs at the Berlin Zircus in Nazi-occupied Rome, run by a deranged 12-fingered pianist (Franz Rogowski) who has had a prophetic vision of Hitler’s eventual suicide. Offering a wild ride to say the least, Gabriele Mainetti (whose previous feature, They Call Me Jeeg, made waves at Open Roads in 2016) returns with an epic period fantasy that must be seen to be believed. Gabriele Mainetti, Italy/Belgium, 2021, 141m For the schedule and to order tickets go to the FLC site HERE.
Film Society of Lincoln Center Director of Programming Dennis Lim says, “This year’s rich and diverse program, which ranges from sober drama to irreverent comedy, includes films from all across Italy, continuing the strong regionalist trend of recent years.”īringing to light some of the more exciting and revolutionary movements in Italian cinema, the 13th Annual Open Roads series promises a spectacular showing of a variety of intriguing films.įor a full list of the films and their showtimes, open here in a new window.Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, 2022 editionįESTIVAL COVERAGE THREAD (FILMLEAF REVIEWS)įilm at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for the 21st edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, running from June 9 to 15Īll 14 films are in Italian with English subtitles unless otherwise noted, and are shown by Film at Lincoln Center in coordination with Cinecittà at the Walter Reade Theater (165 W. Issues such as the economic situation, employment crises, and the mafia, just to name a few, populate the landscape of these films. The hybrid of documentaries and non fiction work has found a significant role in this year’s lineup with titles such as Gianfranco Rosi’s Sacro GRA, Alberto Fasulo’s docudrama debut Tir, and Vincenzo Marra’s Naples-set The Administrator. Politics and social issues find themselves at the core of the Open Roads roster, enlightening viewers everywhere, bringing Italian cinema back to the forefront of their minds. A new coming-of-age autobiographical film, Those Happy Years, is one of the numerous films to critique the Italian political situation with it’s retrospective look at the 70’s and how the director grew up during crucial political events. Many of the films are United States premieres, giving viewers a first look into the Italian Cinema genre, as well as offering them a glimpse into the deeper, more complex political situations and histories of Italy. The series began on June 5th and will continue for the next week, until the 12th, with all films shown for a small viewing fee at Lincoln Center. Films were chosen as part of the 13th annual edition of the cinema series – ranging from previous award winners and renowned names, to those from up-and-coming directors. Presented by the Film Society at Lincoln Center, Open Roads has been the leading American showcase of Italian cinema since 2001.