The important anniversaries for December at the cinema Massimo are two: a 45th birthday for Solaris by Tarkovsky, and the 40th anniversary of the release of Close encounters of the third kind by Steven Spielberg.

The important anniversaries that will be celebrated this December at the Cinema Massimo are two. Following the sell-out for the screening organised in October by the Fantasmagoria university group, we are re-proposing Solaris by Andrei Tarkovsky, which reflects on the place of man within time and space, and which is celebrating it forty-fifth anniversary this year, on Monday 4 December, at 4.00/8.30 p.m. on Screen Two at the Cinema Massimo. Admission 4.50 euro.

Moreover, Park Circus is bringing Steven Spielberg’s classic, Close encounters of the third kind in a restored version, back on the big screen on Tuesday 6 and Sunday 10 December at 8.30 p.m. and on Tuesday 12 December at 6.00 p.m., on Screen Three at the Massimo, for the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of its theatrical release. The film was presented three months ago as a world premiere at Venezia Classici.

Admission 6.00/4.00 euro.

Screenings calendar

Mon 4, at 4.00/8.30 p.m. – Screen Two – admission 4.50 euro

Andrei Tarkovsky

Solaris

(Ussr 1972, 165’, Hd, col., o.v. it. s/t)

Something had not been functioning for a while at the scientific station orbiting planet Solaris: one of the three scientists working there committed suicide and the other two are showing signs of being mentally unbalanced. Inquiries are carried out by doctor Kalvin, who discovers that Solaris is a living planet capable of materialising men’s dreams and memories.

Wed 6 and Sun 10, at 8.30 p.m./Tue 12, at 6.00 p.m.

Steven Spielberg

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

(Usa 1977, 137’, DCP, col., o.v. it. s/t)

Following an initial sighting of Ufos and gathering proof about their existence, the government in the United States decides to attempt contact with the occupants of these space shuttles. Directed by French Ufo expert Claude Lacombe (F. Truffaut), they prepare a platform near the Devil’s Tower – an isolated mountain in Wyoming – and evacuate its population for security reasons. While the project proceeds, the Ufos appear again in Indiana. Young Jillian Guiler, whose son Barry is kidnapped by the extraterrestrials, and electrician Roy Neary (R. Dreyfuss) are among the most affected persons.