Synopsis:

This is a contemporary interpretation of the novel Porodica Malavoglia by Verga, planned as the first part of a trilogy (due to its commercial failure the other two parts were never made). The Earth Trembles is the story of exploited fishermen from Sicily who are forced to migrate to richer northern Italy. The plot in this film is subtle and sometimes the film seems more like a sequence of fragments from people’s lives (although very compactly structured). It was shot with unprofessional actor...

b/w, 160'

PROJECTION:

Friday 09.10.2009 AT 19:00

Wednesday 07.10.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

After WW II and the withdrawal of American soldiers from northern Italy, many black soldiers chose desertion and to stay in Italy rather than return to the racial intolerance of America. The hero of this film, Jerry, decides to stay in Italy and soon falls in love with the local blonde beauty Angela.

35mm, b/w, 95 min

PROJECTION:

Saturday 10.10.2009 AT 19:00

Friday 09.10.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

Stefano, the son of a middle class college professor, is a cool-headed leader of a group of young delinquents who have committed several armed robberies. When the police close in on him, Stefano does not hesitate to kill his friend in order to protect himself. By accident, the police inspector in charge of Stefano’s case falls in love with his sister.

35mm, b/w, 86 min

PROJECTION:

Monday 12.10.2009 AT 19:00

Saturday 10.10.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

This film deals with the problem of the exploitation of female workers on rice fields in Piemonte. It achieved great success outside of Italy thanks to the erotic scenes with the leading actress Silvana Mangano, who became the first pin-up in Italian cinematography.

35mm, b/w, 107 min

PROJECTION:

Tuesday 13.10.2009 AT 19:00

Monday 12.10.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

The story takes place in the late 19th century in the valley of the river Po and begins with the engagement party of Berta, the daughter of Scacerni the miller. Marriage to her fiancée, farmer Orbino Verginesi, is hampered by social unrest caused by high taxes and the landowners’ unfair treatment of farmers. Suddenly poor, Berta has to cancel the wedding and start working as a maid.

35mm, b/w, 96 min

PROJECTION:

Wednesday 14.10.2009 AT 19:00

Tuesday 13.10.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

An old lady finds a baby in a field of cabbage. She adopts him and raises as her son. After the old lady dies, the boy, Toto, goes into an orphanage. As a happy young man he leaves the orphanage and sets off to find work in post war Milan. Soon he joins the homeless and together they build a small community in a waste land. There they discover oil, and the old lady’s ghost appears to Toto…This comedy was influenced by Charlie Chaplin and René Clair. It is also the only stylized film of the neore...

digital, b/w, 95 min

PROJECTION:

Thursday 15.10.2009 AT 19:00

Wednesday 14.10.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

Sicilian miners, unable to find work in their home country, try to move to France with their families in search of a better life. For a certain fee, Ciccio offers to take families, who have to sell all their positions in order to raise the money, over the border. Among those families are Saro and his three children and Barbara and her husband Vanni, who is on the run from the police.

35mm, b/w, 105 min

PROJECTION:

Monday 26.10.2009 AT 19:00

Thursday 15.10.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

The story takes place in 1925 Florence. We follow the influence of the changing political climate on the lives of several people from the poor part of the city. Mario moves to the neighborhood in order to be closer to a girl, Berta, and soon meets Maciste and Ugo, two antifascists. He accidentally meets Milena, with whom he has an affair after the fascists beat her husband. Other characters include the cynical prostitute Elisa and the lonely Gesuina.

35mm, b/w, 115 min

PROJECTION:

Friday 30.10.2009 AT 19:00

Monday 26.10.2009 AT 21:00