DU’s Italian program is hosting its first Italian Film Festival, which will premiere five recent Italian films.
The festival — sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago and the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago — is free and open to the public. Each film will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall at DU. All films will be shown in Italian with English subtitles.
The line-up for the remaining films in the festival include:
• Il papà di Giovanna (Giovanna’s Father) by Pupi Avati will play on April 14.
• Valzer (The Waltz) by Salvatore Maira, will play on April 20.
• La ragazza del lago (The Girl by the Lake) by Andrea Molaioli will play on April 28.
• EX (Many Kisses Later) by Fausto Brizzi will play on May 18.
For information about each film, visit the festival’s Web site or call 303-871-6799.
In La ragazza del lago, a police inspector who recently moved to a small Northeastern town in Italy must investigate an emotionally charged crime with his younger colleague in this close-knit community.
The film EX begins with many declarations of love and lots of kisses, but asks whether love goes on and if a couple can live happily ever after.
Si può fare (We Can Do That) by Guilio Manfredonia kicked off the festival on April 6.