SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF'S | NO | VENUS AND SERENA | MUD | THE GATEKEEPERS | NABUCCO | WORKERS UNDAUNTED | THE CALL | THE ARRIVAL OF WANG | THAT SUMMER | SLEEPLESS | TRANSEUROPAE HOTEL
SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF'S
It’s the most mythic of all American emporiums – and the scene of many an ultimate fashion fantasy. Now audiences get a rarified chance to peek behind the backroom doors and into the reality of the fascinating inner workings and fabulous untold stories from Bergdorf Goodman’s iconic history in Matthew Miele’s SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF'S. The legend, the parties, the fashion idols, the windows, the women, the buyers and shoppers — and most of all, the quintessentially American dreams of New York’s high-fashion hot-spot – all come to life in an ode to a realm where creativity and commerce reign equally supreme. With a light touch, Miele explores not just the glamour but the passion behind the daily creation of this luxury mecca in a film as dynamic, lush and intimate as the store itself.
93 min. • PG-13 • Dir. Matthew Miele
NO
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the NO persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot‘s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
110 min. • R • Dir. Pablo Larrain
VENUS AND SERENA
VENUS AND SERENA takes an unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of the greatest sister-act professional tennis has ever seen. In a sport where they were not welcomed, the indomitable Williams sisters faced the opposition with grace and courage not only breaking new ground for female and African American athletes everywhere, but dominating the women’s game for over a decade. The film tells the inspiring story of how these two women, against all odds, but with the help of visionary parents, made it to the top.
VENUS AND SERENA also explores the struggle of these two aging superstars during the 2011 tennis season as they battle life and career-threatening health problems. In VENUS AND SERENA we gain unprecedented access into the sisters’ lives - both in the spotlight and behind closed doors – and we watch as they draw their greatest strengths from one another to overcome countless adversities.
99 min • PG-13 • Dir. Maiken Baird & Michelle Major
mUD
MUD is an adventure about two boys, Ellis and his friend Neckbone, who find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud describes fantastic scenarios—he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper, who is waiting for him in town. Skeptical but intrigued, Ellis and Neckbone agree to help him. It isn’t long until Mud’s visions come true and their small town is besieged by a beautiful girl with a line of bounty hunters in tow.
130 min • PG-13 • Dir. Jeff Nichols
THE GATEKEEPERS
Charged with overseeing Israel’s war on terror-both Palestinian and Jewish- the head of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service is present at the crossroad of every decision made. For the first time ever six former heads of the agency agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions. THE GATEKEEPERS offers an exclusive account of the sum of their success and failures. It validates the reasons that each man individually and the six as a group came to reconsider their hard-line positions and advocate a conciliatory approach toward their enemies based on a two-state solution.
95 min • PG-13 • Dir. Dror Moreh
NABUCCO (Part of the OPERA IN CINEMA SERIES)
Saturday, May 18th at 11:00am
Plácido Domingo, one of the most celebrated talents of our time, is making a major role debut – in the title role of NUBUCCOfrom the Royal Opera House. This is a rare chance to see a genre-defining masterwork, containing some of the greatest choral music ever written, along with some wonderful arias and ensembles. This new production of NABUCCO is unmissable.
2 hours and 50 min including one intermission • Not Rated • Caption-ENG
SUDESTIVAL 2013 KICK OFF!
WORKERS UNDAUNTED (Pronti a tutto)
From Sudestival in DC 2013- screening May 21st at 7pm
Sudestival is in partnership wtih the Italian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Italy and Year of Italian Culture
For more information on the festival click here
Three Boccaccio-style stories, a vivid narrative and a careful mise en scene. This is a brilliant comedy on the themes of labor and temporary employment, sustained by two ex-“Rotten Horses,” Alessandro Bianchi e Michelangelo Pulci. The actors Briguglia, Frassica, Pannofino and Grimaudo deliver a high-quality performance. The dynamic narrative rhythm is a distinctive feature of the director, who has produced the best videoclips in the past ten years (Meganoidi, Baustelle, Marta sui Tubi, Bugo, Subsonica, Mario Venuti)
105 min. • Not Rated • Dir. Lorenzo Vignolo
THE CALL (IL RICHIAMO)
From Sudestival in DC 2013- screening May 21st at 9pm
Sudestival is in partnership wtih the Italian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Italy and Year of Italian Culture
For more information on the festival click here
Filmed on location between Buenos Aires and the Patagonia region, this is the story of an unforeseen love between two women, Lucia, a piano teacher (Sandra Ceccarelli) and Lea, her pupil (Francesca Inaudi). The story is narrated from a woman’s point of view, critical of the limitations and the archaic mentality of the patriarchal world. Seeking to free themselves from an unfulfilling existence, Lucia and Lea find an escape from the conventions and the hypocrisy surrounding their lives. But what will their destiny be?
93 min. • Not Rated • Dir. Stefano Pasetto
THE ARRIVAL OF WANG (L'ARRIVO DI WANG)
From Sudestival in DC 2013- screening May 22nd at 7pm
Sudestival is in partnership wtih the Italian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Italy and Year of Italian Culture
For more information on the festival click here
Filmed on location between Buenos Aires and the Patagonia region, this is the story of an unforeseen love between two women, Lucia, a piano teacher (Sandra Ceccarelli) and Lea, her pupil (Francesca Inaudi). The story is narrated from a woman’s point of view, critical of the limitations and the archaic mentality of the patriarchal world. Seeking to free themselves from an unfulfilling existence, Lucia and Lea find an escape from the conventions and the hypocrisy surrounding their lives. But what will their destiny be?
80 min. • Not Rated • Dir. Manetti Bros
THAT SUMMER (QUELL'ESTATE)
From Sudestival in DC 2013- screening May 22nd at 9pm
Sudestival is in partnership wtih the Italian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Italy and Year of Italian Culture
For more information on the festival click here
The Rienzi family spends the summer of 1981 in its old country house, in Toscany. Fifteen-years-old Matteo, who has to sustain three remedial tests in the fall, discovers first-love emotions; his sister, Eleonora, who is a single mother, has to navigate among wrong encounters and inescapable choices; their parents try to rescue their troubled marriage. This is a bright comedy, narrated through the eyes of Matteo, the hero of an extraordinary summer in the life of a common family. What will change after that summer?
82 min. • Not Rated • Dir. Guendalina Zampagni
SLEEPLESS
From Sudestival in DC 2013- screening May 23nd at 7pm
Sudestival is in partnership wtih the Italian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Italy and Year of Italian Culture
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The film includes a fun cameo with Stefano Benni. The story unfolds over 24 hours and consists of major life changes: Anna (Violante Placido) must leave home after one year; Olga (Valentina Cervi), who lives with her hare-brained mother (Sandra Milo), must pay off a debt and go to Bergamo, where she is supposed to get married. Will Anna leave home? Will Olga get married? This comedy succeeds in blending together laughter, common sense, coups-de-scene, and identity search. All sticks together very well.
90 min. • Not Rated • Dir. Maddalena De Panfilis
TRANSEUROPAE HOTEL
From Sudestival in DC 2013- screening May 23nd at 9pm
Sudestival is in partnership wtih the Italian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Italy and Year of Italian Culture
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This is a thriller, a road movie and a musical all together. Is it possible to relate Palermo, Trapani and Rio de Janeiro? Yes, it’s possible through music. Luigi Cinque, musician and first-time director is able to accomplish this, together with Rossana Campo e Valerio Magrelli. The plot: A famous Brazilian drum player disappears and resurfaces by magic in a parallel reality. Four characters go searching for him. Starring Peppe Servillo, Petra Magoni and other famous performers of the Italian and Brazilian music scene.
100 min. • Not Rated • Dir. Luigi Cinque
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