Innovations in Contemporary Italian Cinema

Wellesley College offers the campus and local communities the chance to catch up on what is happening in contemporary Italian cinema. The three films scheduled, Asmarina (2015), Una storia senza nome/The Stolen Caravaggio (2018), and Sembra mio figlio/Just Like My Son (2018), are “hot off the press,” having been screened at the most recent international film festivals. Each film offers a different take on the multifaceted, in-flux social and political reality of Italy today.

Screenwriters and directors will be present to introduce the films and answer questions after the screenings. Experts on contemporary Italian cinema will take part in a roundtable discussion on Saturday before the screening of the third film, Sembra mio figlio/Just Like My Son (2018). 

Thursday, November 14th - Collins Cinema
I. Asmarina (2015) by Alan Maglio and Newhouse Center fellow Medhin Paolos
6:30pm: Introduction
7:00pm: Screening of the film
8:30pm: Discussion with director Medhin Paolos

Friday, November 15th - Collins Cinema
II. Una storia senza nome/The Stolen Caravaggio (2018) by Roberto Andò
6:30pm: Introduction
7:00pm: Screening of the film
8:30pm: Discussion with screenwriter Angelo Pasquini

Saturday, November 16th - Newhouse Center for the Humanities (Green Hall)  
4:30pm: Roundtable on contemporary Italian cinema
Speakers: Medhin Paolos (director of Asmarina and Newhouse Center fellow), Angelo Pasquini (screenwriter of Una storia senza nome/The Stolen Caravaggio), Antonio Falduto (President of Controluce) and Prof. Giorgio Bertellini (University of Michigan). Moderated by professors David Ward and Flavia Laviosa (Department of Italian Studies). 
5:30pm: Reception at Collins Cinema

III. Sembra mio figlio/Just Like My Son (2018) by Costanza Quatriglio - Collins Cinema
6:30pm: Introduction by director Costanza Quatriglio (via Skype)
7:00pm: Screening of the film
8:30pm: Discussion with Antonio Falduto

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