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Dante Alighieri Society of Santa Cruz

FALL ITALIAN FILM SERIES
"Set in Sicily"
Held under the auspices of Istituto Italiano di Cultura, San Francisco
SUNDAYS at 7:00p.m.
Cabrillo College, Aptos campus, in VAPA building 1000, Art History Forum room 1001
IN THE NEW PART OF CAMPUS, ON THE OCEAN SIDE OF SOQUEL DRIVE
Street parking is free; closest parking lot is L near the Music and Theater buildings

Dr. William Park will be on hand to introduce and field questions about all films except on March 4.

January 15, 2012 Divorzio all'italiana (Divorce Italian Style) Director: Pietro Germi, 1961 In this hilarious comedy Ferdinando Cefalù (played by Marcello Mastroianni in an award-winning performance), an impoverished married Sicilian nobleman, is in love with his younger cousin Angela (the beautiful Stefania Sandrelli). With divorce illegal, Ferdinando spends his spare time (which is most of it) imagining ways in which he can do away with his wife. 105 minutes. In Italian with English subtitles.

February 12, 2012 L‘Avventura (The Adventure) Director: Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960 Italian superstar Monica Vitti intrigues as a rich woman vacationing off the coast of Panarea, one of Sicily’s Aeolian Islands, who goes on a search for a missing friend. The investigation evolves into a search for more: love and the meaning of life. As the breakthrough film for director Michelangelo Antonioni (Blowup), this art-house classic was discussed and debated by critics the world over in 1960 when it won the Jury Prize at Cannes.143 minutes. In Italian with English subtitles.

March 4, 2012 L'Uomo delle stelle (The Star Maker) Director: Giuseppe Tornatore (1989) A heartless con-man (Sergio Castellito) goes around post-World War II Sicily filming most everyone, for a price, and leads villagers to believe that he is a talent scout for a Roman film studio. He meets up with many vivid characters, including the beautiful Tiziana Lodato who begs him to take her to the land of movie-making. From the director of Cinema Paradiso. 113 minutes. In Italian with English subtitles.

April 1, 2012 La legge (The Law or Where the Hot Wind Blows) Director: Jules Dassin,1959 Marietta, (Gina Lollobrigida), a servant of aristocrat Don Cesare (Marcello Mastriano), is the beauty of an Italian town where men gather nightly in the tavern for the 'game of the Law,' selecting one of them to boss and humiliate the others. Illicit passions abound, leading to some changes in who dictates 'the law.' Melina Mercouri and Yves Montand also star. 126 minutes. In Italian with English subtitles.