Events at Cinema Massimo

Cinema Massimo - 2 November, 4.30/6.30/8.30/10.30 p.m., Screen Three

CULT!: Lady Snowblood 1 and Lady Snowblood 2 by Fujita Toshiya

For the November rendez-vous with CULT!, the National Cinema Museum presents the film screenings of Lady Snowblood 1 – at 4.30 and 8.30 p.m. – and Lady Snowblood 2 – at 6.30 and 8.30 p.m. – by Japanese filmmaker Fujita Toshiya, whose dyptich inspired Quentin Tarantino in the making of his better known Kill Bill, Friday 2 November 2012, on Screen Three at the Cinema Massimo. Admission: 6.00/4.00/3.00 euro.

Cinema Massimo - 3 November, 4.30 p.m., Screen Three

CineMai-Tribute to Ottavio Mai

For the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Ottavio Mario Mai’s demise, the National Cinema Museum – in collaboration with the Arcigay Committee in Turin dedicated to him and with the City of Turin’s patronage – will host the retrospective titled CineMai- Tribute to Ottavio Mai, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 November 2012, on Screen Three at the Cinema Massimo. Admission: 4 euro.

Cinema Massimo – 5 November, 6 p.m., Screen Three

THE CINEMA OF OTHERS: El Matt. Vita violenta di Benito Mussolini by Sergio Leszczynski and Emilio Gentile, attending the cinema with Giovanni Minoli and Marcella Beccaria

For the occasion of La storia che non ho vissuto (Testimone Indiretto) [The history I did not live through (Indirect witness)] exhibition, Rai 150-La Storia siamo noi (Rai 150-We are History) and the National Cinema Museum present the premiere of the film El Matt - Vita violenta di Benito Mussolini (The Madman - Benito Mussolini’s violent life) by Sergio Leszczynski, attending the cinema to introduce the screening together with Giovanni Minoli - president of Castello di Rivoli and author of the programme La storia siamo noi, the exhibition curator Marcella Beccaria and the documentary co-author Emilio Gentile, Monday 5 November at 6 p.m., on Screen Three at the Cinema Massimo. Admission free.

Cinema Massimo – 5 November, 8.30 p.m., Screen Three

THE CINEMA OF OTHERS: Magistratura Democratica presents Riff Raff by Ken Loach

In collaboration with the National Cinema Museum, Magistratura Democratica (Democratic Magistrates) presents the film screening of Riff Raff by Ken Loach, the first of a series of monthly dates dedicated to themes that represent crucial moments within judiciary activities due to their topical interest or their recurrence, Monday 5 November 2012, at 8.30 p.m. on Screen Three at the Cinema Massimo. Admission: 6.00/4.00/3.00 euro.

Cinema Massimo – 6 November, 8.30 /10.30 p.m., Screen Three

MAGNIFICENT VISIONS:  Lola, donna di vita by Jacques Demy

For MAGNIFICENT VISIONS. The Permanent Festival of Restored Film, the National Cinema Museum presents the film Lola, donna di vita (Lola, the hooker) by Jacques Demy, in the restoration carried out by Cine-Tamaris, Tuesday 6 November 2012, at 8.30 and 10.30 p.m., on Screen Three at the Cinema Massimo. Repeat screening Wednesday 7 november, at 4 p.m. Admission: 6.00/4.00/3.00 euro.

Cinema Massimo – 7 November, 6 p.m., Screen Three

HISTOIRE(S) DU CINÉMA: À bout de souffle by Jean-Luc Godard, introduced by Silvio Alovisio

The National Cinema Museum and the Turin University Humanities Department present the film screening of À bout de souffle (Breathless) by Jean-Luc Godard introduced by Silvio Alovisio, on Screen Three at the Cinema Massimo, Wednesday 7 November 2012, at 6 p.m. Admission 4 euro (3 euro for university students and over 60s).

Cinema Massimo – from 7 to 15 November, Screen Three

The National Cinema Museum, the CSC-Cineteca Nazionale and the Archivio Nazionale Cinema d’Impresa present the Off&Pop. Experimental Cinema in Italy: ‘60s – ’80s showcase

The CSC-Cineteca Nazionale (National Film Archives), the Archivio Nazionale Cinema d’Impresa (National Archives for Business Cinema) and the National Cinema Museum present the Off&Pop showcase dedicated to experimental Italian cinema from the ’60s to the ’80s, from Wednesday 7 to Thursday 15 November 2012.