Homage to Prince with the film trilogy: Albert Magnoli’s "Purple Rain", and Prince’s "Under the Cherry Moon" and "Graffiti Bridge".
Cinema Massimo – 15-22-29 June 2018, 20.30 – Sala Tre
The Soundframes exhibition, which runs through 7 January 2019 at the Mole Antonelliana, will include a film series in homage to Prince, one of the flamboyant performers who rose to fame in the 1980s. The series will be held by the National Museum of Cinema and shown at the Cinema Massimo.
Following on a huge publicity campaign, the film Purple Rain, produced and with Prince in the lead role, and Albert Magnoli in his directorial debut, was released worldwide on 31 August 1984. An immediate box office hit in the U.S., the film enabled Prince, second to the Beatles, to place at the top of the lists the film, the film soundtrack album, and the opening song, When Doves Cry, which also garnered an Oscar for Best Original Song Score. Thus began a filmmaking career that would showcase the unexplored talents of the musician from Minneapolis.
Albert Magnoli
Purple Rain
(USA 1984, 111’, HD, color, original with Italian subtitles)
Prince in the title role as “the Kid”, a black musician whose nightclub performances are going well. He meets the singer Apollonia, and a relationship starts up between the two but then goes sour because of his brusque character and turbulent family situation. Kid’s career suffers, as well. It isn’t until after the death of his father that he will rediscover love and success.
Friday, 15 June, 20.30
Prince
Under the Cherry Moon
(USA 1986, 98’, HD, color, original with Italian subtitles)
Accustomed to the easy ambience of rich women, a gigolo falls in love with a stand-offish heiress. Love blossoms but tragedy looms on the horizon in this comedy-drama-musical. After the acclaim received for Purple Rain, Prince steps behind the camera but perhaps it wasn’t his wisest move.
Friday, 22 June, 20.30
Prince
Graffiti Bridge
(USA 1990, 95’, HD, color, original with Italian subtitles)
The perfect sequel to Purple Rain, the film tells the story of an unresolved conflict between the Kid (Prince) and Morris (Morris Day) over the management of a discotheque and the love for a woman (Ingrid Chavez). The best parts of the film are the performances by Mavis Staples and George Clinton.
Friday, 29 June, 20.30