LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL 07
August 31st 2007 07:14
…A Love Affair That Won’t Break Your Heart
Passionate trysts, endless summer days, glorious architecture, great artists, mouth-watering pasta,vino with friends…the Italy we all dream of escaping to.But whilst an Italian sojourn may stretch the budget, the Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2007 will keep
Australia’s most romantic film festival, now in its eighth year, will weave its magic around the
country between September and November, with a line-up that will make you laugh, cry, dream and fall in love all over again.
Attending IFF 2007 will be akin to a front row seat at the David Di Donatello Awards (Italy’s Oscars)with the latest movies from renowned directors such as Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (The Lark Farm),Pupi Avati (The Get-Together Dinner), Ferzan Ozpetek (Saturn in Opposition), Francesca Comencini (Our Country), Roberto Ando (Secret Journey) and Ermanno Olmi, whose feature film One Hundred Nails marks the end of his career as a director of fiction. Add to this a cast list featuring Stefano Accorsi, Laura Morante, Margherita Buy, Valeria Golino, Luigi Lo Cascio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Claudio Santamaria, Paz Vega, Tcheky Karyo, Diego Abatantuono, Maria Schneider, Emir Kusturica, Moritz Bleibtreu and rising stars Elsa Pataky Riccardo Scamarcio and Ambra Angiolini,and you have every reason to celebrate!
Highlights from the 2007 programme will include The Get-together Dinner (La Cena Per Farli Conoscere), and Pupi Avati (A Heart Elsewhere), Saturn in Opposition (Saturno Contro) and One Out of Two (Uno Su Due).
NATIONAL DATES FOR THE LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2007ARE:
MELBOURNE: Sept 19 to Oct 7 Palace Balwyn, Como and Westgarth
SYDNEY: Sept 26 to Oct 15 Palace Norton Street and Academy
BRISBANE: Oct 11 - 28 Palace Centro Cinemas
PERTH: Oct 18 - 31 Cinema Paradiso and Luna on SX
ADELAIDE: Oct 25 – Nov 7 Palace Nova Eastend
HOBART: Nov 2 - 11 Liverpool Picturehouse
CANBERRA: Nov 8 - 11 Greater Union Manuka
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE AT:
www.italianfilmfestival.com.au
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