Events in Cinema Massimo
Friday 8 April 2011, at 8.30 p.m.
For IL CINEMA DEGLI ALTRI, a screening of Giorgio Diritti’s film Il vento fa il suo giro (The Wind Blows Round) in conjunction with the APRAGI “Through the screen” symposium
For IL CINEMA DEGLI ALTRI, there will be a screening of Giorgio Diritti’s film Il vento fa il suo giro (The Wind Blows Round) on Friday, 8 April 2011, at 8.30 p.m. in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Three, in conjunction with the APRAGI “Through the screen” symposium, which will take place in Turin from the 7th to 10th April 2011, organised in partnership with the National Cinema Museum and COIRAG, with a grant from Compagnia di San Paolo and Fondazione CRT. Admission: 5.50/4.00/3.00 euros.
The film will be discussed by Alma Gentinetta (psychotherapist, APRAGI’s cultural director), Fredo Valla (co-writer of the film), Adriano Favole (Turin University’s Humanities department) and Giuseppe Guario (psychotherapist of Il Cerchio, COIRAG School director, Bari branch).
Saturday 9 April 2011, at 8.30 p.m.
The final event in the festival organised to coincide with the APRAGI “Through the screen” symposium is Gabriele Salvatores’s film Happy family.
For IL CINEMA DEGLI ALTRI, there will be a screening of Gabriele Salvatores’s film Happy family on Saturday, 9 April 2011, at 8.30 p.m. in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Three, the final event of the festival organised in conjunction with the APRAGI “Through the screen” symposium, which will take place in Turin from the 7th to 10th April 2011, organised in partnership with the National Cinema Museum and COIRAG, with a grant from Compagnia di San Paolo and Fondazione CRT. Admission: 5.50/4.00/3.00 euros. The film will be discussed by Saura Fornero (psychotherapist and president of APRAGI), Corinna Agustoni (star of the film), Alberto Barbera (director of the National Cinema Museum) and Roberto Carnevali (psychotherapist with Asvegra).
Monday 11 April 2011, at 9 p.m.
Paolo Bertetto presents his latest novel Autunno a Berlino for April’s CULT! evening, followed by a screening of Fritz Lang’s film The Woman in the Window.
The National Cinema Museum devotes April’s CULT! evening to Paolo Bertetto, professor of film theory and interpretation at La Sapienza University, Rome, to mark the publication of his second novel Autunno a Berlino (published by Piemme Edizioni). Bertetto will hold a talk on Monday, 11 April 2011, at 9 p.m. in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Three and will introduce a screening of Fritz Lang’s film The Woman in the Window, one of the most famous film noirs from the American period of this director, the same who directed Metropolis. Alongside the author, there will be contributions from Giulia Carluccio, Maurizio Ferraris and Luigi Forte. Admission: 5.50/4.00/3.00 euros.
Monday 11 April 2011, at 4.00/6.10/8.20/10.30 p.m. – SCREEN TWO
The National Cinema Museum presents Blake Edwards’s film The Party for the LEGEND FILM FESTIVAL in a 2K digital version.
The National Cinema Museum presents a screening of Blake Edwards’s film The Party on Monday, 11 April 2011, starting at 4 p.m. in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Two, in a 2K digital version. The film is one of the Turin-based events of the Legend Film Festival, organised by Nexo Digital in partnership with the National Cinema Museum. The film will be repeated at 6.10/8.20/10.30 p.m. Admission: €7.00/5.00/3.50.
The Legend Film Festival is a touring film exhibition comprised of different sections which will visit many Italian cities during the months it is running. It is a true cultural event that focuses on the masterpieces of the cinema, screening them in 2k digital and audio Dolby Digital 5.1 formats.
Tuesday 12 April 2011, at 8.45 p.m.
For the MAGNIFICHE VISIONI (MAGNIFICENT VISIONS): Permanent Festival of Restored Film, the National Cinema Museum presents George Méliès Cine-concert.
The National Cinema Museum presents the George Méliès Cine-concert on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 at 8.45 p.m. in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Three, a collection of works produced by the film director, with commentary and set to music live by Marie-Hélène Lehérissey, accompanied on the piano by her son Lawrence Lehérissey.
Just as the first silent cinematic projections were accompanied and commented live by a pianist who watched what happened on the screen from the stalls, in the George Méliès Cine-concert Lawrence Lehérissey accompanies on the piano a selection of films by the French master which have been rediscovered and restored.
Marie-Hélène Lehérissey, Méliès’s great-granddaughter and founder in France of the "Les amis de Georges Méliès - Cinematheque Méliès" association is the narrator.
The film is one of the screenings planned for the new and exciting season of the MAGNIFICHE VISIONI (MAGNIFICENT VISIONS): Permanent Festival of Restored Film. Admission: 5.50/4.00/3.00 euros.