Join Us For The Italian Film Festival 2025!

Schedule Of Events:

April 11, 2025

7:00pm - There's Still Tomorrow

Plot:In Post-War Rome, A City Torn Between Its Newfound Liberation And The Miserable Aftermath Of Wwii, Delia Is Seemingly Resigned To Her Traditional Role Of Wife And Mother. Her Husband Ivano Is The Undisputed Master Of The Family. Delia Sees Her Daughter Marcella’s Engagement To Her Middle-Class Boyfriend, Giulio, As Marcella’s Chance To Avoid The Same Fate As Her. Everything Suddenly Changes When A Mysterious Letter Arrives And Ignites Delia's Courage To Challenge Convention And Start Wishing For A Better Life – And Not Just For Herself.
There's Still Tomorrow Is One Of The Top Ten Highest-Grossing Films Ever In Italy.

Cast: Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli, Giorgio Colangeli, Vinicio Marchioni, Alessia Barela, Francesco Centorame, Lele Vannoli, Paola Tiziana Cruciani, Yonv Joseph, Federico Tocci, Priscilla Micol Marino, Maria Chiara Orti, Silvia Salvatori, Mattia Baldo

Year: 2023
Length: 118 Min.
Genre: Drama
Awards:    Best New Director, Best Actress (Paola Cortellesi), Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Emanuela Fanelli), David Of The Spectator (Paola Cortellesi), David Of The Youth (Paola Cortellesi): David Di Donatello; Best Film, Guglielmo Biraghi Award (Francesco Centorame): Nastro D’argento
Nominated Best Film, Best Actor (Valerio Mastandrea), Best Supporting Actress (Romana Maggiora Vergano), Best Supporting Actor (Giorgio Colangeli), Best Supporting Actor (Vinicio Marchioni), Best Producer, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up, Best Hair Design, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Sound: David Di Donatello
Rating:    Usa: No Rating

9:15pm - A Dark Story

Plot: Vito And Carla Have Been Separated For A Long Time. They Have Three Children Together And Loved Each Other Desperately Before Hatred Took The Place Of Love. Now Vito Has A New Life And Carla Has A New Partner: Everyone Feels As If Tragedy Has Been Averted And Destiny Is On Their Side. At Least, Until That Day--That Evening--When Vito Disappears Without A Trace. His Disappearance Sets In Motion An Investigation Of Everyone's Past. But, In Cases Like This, Does A Single, Irrefutable Truth Really Exist?
From The Novel Of The Same Title By Antonella Lattanzi

Cast: Laetitia Casta, Andrea Carpenzano, Lea Gavino, Cristiana Dell’anna, Mario Sgueglia, Giordano De Plano, Licia Maglietta, Lidiya Liberman, Stefano Pesce, Claudia Della Seta, Davide Mancini, Lorenzo Nohman

Year: 2024
Length: 100 Min.
Genre: Thriller
Rating:Usa: No Rating; Italy: +13

April 12, 2025

5:00pm - My Killer Buddy

Plot: Denni Is A Ten-Year-Old Boy Living On The Adriatic Coast. He's On A Mission: To Safe His Mother From His Father's Physical Abuse. Denni Is Too Small To Do It Alone, And So He Decides To Hire A Professional Hit Man. He Chooses Secco, Who Is Not A Criminal At All, But Rather A Harmless Unemployed Father-To-Be In Need Of Money.Denni And Secco's Encounter Sets Off A Tragicomic Adventure In A Buddy Movie That Forces Them To Question What It Means To Be A Father, Or A Son.

Cast: Andrea Lattanzi, Francesco Lombardo, Barbara Ronchi, Andrea Sartoretti, Swamy Rotolo, Zoe Trevisan, Alessandro Bernardini, Lanfranco Vicari, Simone Plazzi

Year: 2023
Length: 99 Min.
Genre: Drama
Rating:Usa:No Rating

7:00pm - Comandante

Plot:    At The Beginning Of Wwii, Salvatore Todaro Commands The Italian Royal Navy Submarine Cappellini. One Dark Night In October 1940, While Navigating In The Atlantic, The Cappellini Comes Upon The Armed Belgian Merchant Ship Kabalo Sailing Without Lights. A Brief But Fierce Battle Ensues In Which The Cappellini Crew Sink The Enemy Ship. Commander Todaro Then Makes A Decision That Will Go Down In History.
Based On A True Story, Comandante Was The Opening Night Film Of The 2023 Venice Film Festival.

Cast:    Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Johan Heldenbergh, Silvia D’amico, Arturo Muselli, Giuseppe Brunetti, Gianluca Di Gennaro, Johannes Wirix, Pietro Angelini, Mario Russo, Cecilia Bertozzi, Paolo Bonacelli

Year: 2023
Length: 122 Min.
Genre: Drama
Awards:    La Pellicola D'oro Award (Best Set Designer): Venice Film Festival
Nominated Leone D’oro (Best Film): Venice Film Festival; Best Actor (Pierfrancesco Favino ), Best Producer, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up, Best Hair Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, David Of The Youth (Edoardo De Angelis): David Di Donatello; Best Film, Best Actor (Pierfrancesco Favino), Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Casting: Nastro D'argento
Rating:    Usa: No Rating; Mymovies +13

9:15pm - Gloria

Plot: Late 1700s. Teresa, Nicknamed “The Mute” Because She Never Speaks And No One Knows Where She Is From, Is A Maid Tasked With The Humblest Chores At Sant’ignazio College, A Religious Institution For Girls Near Venice. There, Residents Are Musically Trained By Stern Chapel Master Perlina.
One Day, A Local Craftsman Gifts The Institute A Modern And Immediately Distrusted Instrument: A Piano. Relegated To The Basement, Teresa Finds It And Begins To Explore The Keys, Unlocking Her Musical Talents And Attracting The Attention Of The Girls Upstairs. When News Arrives Of An Imminent Visit By The Pope, The Institution Is Thrown Into Chaos. With Perlina Distracted, The Girls Gather Secretly, Taking Turns On The Piano Where They Begin To Compose
Something New And Exciting

Cast: Galatea Bellugi, Carlotta Gamba, Veronica Lucchesi, Maria Vittoria Dallasta, Sara Mafodda, Paolo Rossi, Stefano Roberto Belisari Aka Elio, Natalino Balasso, Anita Kravos, Vincenzo Crea, Jasmin Mattei, Gioele Pagura

Year: 2024
Length:106 Min.
Genre:Drama
Awards:    Best Score: Nastro D'argento
Nominated Best New Director (Margherita Vicario), Best Costume Design, Nastro D'argento
Rating:    Usa: No Rating; Italy +13

April 13, 2025

3:00pm - Liliana

Plot: Liliana Is A Documentary That Gathers Senator-For-Life Liliana Segre's Testimony Of Her Arrest, Deportation, And Poignant Final Farewell To Her Father. The Film Is Built Around The Juxtapositions, Cross-References, And Contrasts Between The Historical Record And A Contemporary Portrait Of One Of The Most Important Women On The Italian Scene. It Highlights Lesser-Known Aspects Of The Senator, Revealing A Modern Cultural And Political Figure Who Is Passionate About Conveying A Message Of Freedom And Equality To The Younger Generations.

Cast: Liliana Segre, Alberto Belli Paci, Luciano Belli Paci, Federica Belli Paci, Davide Belli Paci, Edoardo Belli Paci, Filippo Lo Jacono, Geppi Cucciari, Daniela Dana, Ferruccio De Bortoli, Fabio Fazio, Claudia Marsella, Enrico Mentana, Mario Monti, Milena Santerini, Franco Vaccari

Year: 2024
Length:    97 Min.
Genre: Documentary
Rating:    Usa: No Rating

5:00pm - A World Apart

Plot: After Forty Years Of Teaching In The Urban Jungle Of Rome, Primary Schoolteacher Michele Cortese Moves To An Idyllic Village In The Heart Of The Abruzzo National Park To Teach At A Small School With Only A Handful Of Students Aged Seven To Ten. He Struggles To Overcome The Challenges Of Small-Town Life But Finds A Friendly Face In Vice-Principal Agnese And Gradually Adapts, Thanks To Her And Their Spirited Pupils.
However, When All Seems Well, Unwelcome News Arrives: The School Has Failed To Meet Its Enrollment Quota For The Next Year And Will Be Forced To Close. Thus Begins A Race Against Time To Save The School…Whatever It Takes!

Cast: Antonio Albanese, Virginia Raffaele, Sergio Saltarelli, Alessandra Barbonetti, Solidea Pistilli, Donatella La Cesa, Bianca Maria Macro, Corrado Oddi, Gianmarco Borsa, Guglielmo Casale, Enzo De Sanctis, Andrea Decina Di Pirro, Sergio Meogrozzi

Year: 2024
Length:    112 Min.
Genre: Comedy
Awards:    Best Comedy, Best Actress In A Comedy (Virginia Raffaele): Nastro D'argento
Rating:    Usa: No Rating

7:00pm - The Time It Takes

Plot: During The 1970s, A Father And Daughter Share A Passion For Cinema. The Father Is Luigi Comencini, The Famous Film And Television Director, Who Is On The Set Of His Film Pinocchio; The Daughter Is His Third Child, Francesca.
During Her Teens, She Becomes Addicted To Drugs, And Her Father Feels He Must Give "The Time It Takes" To Help Her Overcome Her Addiction. Later, Francesca Begins To Work With Her Father. Determined To Become A Director Herself, She Tells Him About Her First Feature Film Project. He Doesn't Agree With Her Choice And Tells Her That He's Not Interested In Seeing It. Will He Take Pride In Her Success?

Cast: Fabrizio Gifuni, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Anna Mangiocavallo, Luca Donini, Daniele Monterosi, Lallo Circosta, Luca Massaro, Giuseppe Lo Piccolo, Luigi Bindi, Laura Borrelli, Paolo Mannozzi, Gianfranco Gallo, Massimiliano Di Vincenzo, Massimo Cimaglia, Aphrodite De Lorraine, Marco Belocchi, Leonardo Giuliani

Year:    2024
Length:    110 Min
Genre:    Drama
Awards:    Pasinetti Award (Romana Maggiora Vergano), Soundtrack Stars Award: Venice Film Festival
Rating:    Usa: No Rating

Date: April 11 - 13, 2025

Location: University of Wisconsin - Union Cinema, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd Milwaukee, WI 53211

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