Cinema Made in Italy

Welcome to Cinema Made in Italy, in its new home at BFI Southbank. This festival represents the best and brightest selection of new films, receiving their first screening in the UK, from some of the most vital and creative contemporary filmmakers working out of Italy. In a nutshell: ten films in five days, encompassing biopics, period drama, historical epics, autobiographical memoirs, gritty modern stories, noir thrillers, drama documentaries and a special archive screening. The films have been created by an eclectic mixture of established talent and first-time feature directors, many of whom will be in attendance, sometimes with cast members, to present and discuss their work.

Adrian Wootton, Artistic Director, Cinema Made In Italy

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Programme

Opening Night: Primavera + intro and Q&A with director Damiano Michieletto and screenwriter Ludovica Rampoldi

Cinema Made in Italy opens with this enthralling period drama inspired by the life of composer Antonio Vivaldi.

A Year of School + intro and Q&A with director Laura Samani

This acutely observed portrait of a teenage girl’s experiences at a new school is an impressive coming-of-age drama by Laura Samani.

Heads or Tails? + intro and Q&A with director Alessio Rigo de Righi

A surreal, frequently hilarious take on the spaghetti western, about a couple on the run.

A Brief Affair + intro and Q&A with director Ludovica Rampoldi

In Ludovica Rampoldi’s suspenseful psychological thriller, two couples find their lives inextricably – and dangerously – entwined.

The Last One for the Road + intro and Q&A with director Francesco Sossai

Francesco Sossai’s smart satire details a road trip taken around the Veneto countryside by a trio of misfits.

Elisa + intro and Q&A with director Leonardo Di Costanzo

A powerful prison drama about a convicted murderer finally confronting her crime.

Elisa + intro with director Leonardo Di Costanzo

A powerful prison drama about a convicted murderer finally confronting her crime.

Fuori + intro and Q&A with actor Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino is outstanding in Mario Martone’s bravura biopic about legendary Art of Joy novelist Goliarda Sapienza.

Gioia + intro and Q&A with director Nicolangelo Gelormini and actor Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino and Saul Nanni are mesmerising in this enthralling drama about an introverted teacher and her dangerously manipulative pupil.

Tribute to Claudia Cardinale: The Facts of Murder + intro by Adrian Wootton

The great Claudia Cardinale stars in this classic restored Italian crime thriller about two crimes that unfold in the same Rome apartment.

Sweetheart + intro and Q&A with director Margherita Spampinato

An unusual and affecting story about a young boy staying with an elderly woman.