14/11/2016 - The event dedicated to Italian film will take place in Hollywood between 14 and 23 November. The programme features 10 films representing last season along with a tribute to Dino Risi

Gianfranco Rosi and his film Fire at Sea [+see also:
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But before the film event of the year, the 2016 edition of Cinema Italian Style will celebrate Dino Risi 100 years on from his birth. The great Italian director will be paid tribute to with the world premiere, to be held tonight, Monday 13 November at the Egyptian Theatre, of the restored version of The Easy Life, a masterpiece which is well-loved in America, offering a sneak preview of the retrospective that will be held from 14 December at the MoMA in New York with the support of the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, the Cineteca di Bologna and Surf Film.

This year’s programme for Cinema Italian Style features ten films chosen by President of the Italian Film Journalists Union (SNGCI) Laura Delli Colli with Gwen Deglise from the American Cinematheque, films representing a particularly dynamic season for Italian production, with high-quality films acclaimed not only by critics, but by audiences too. Screenings at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica will kick off with Un bacio [+see also:
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film profile] by Gabriele Muccino, Fiore [+see also:
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Q&A: Claudio Giovannesi
film profile] by Claudio Giovannesi, Like Crazy [+see also:
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Q&A: Paolo Virzì
film profile] by Paolo Virzì, Indivisible [+see also:
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interview: Edoardo de Angelis
film profile] by Edoardo De Angelis, They Call Me Jeeg [+see also:
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interview: Gabriele Mainetti
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interview: Matilda De Angelis
interview: Matteo Rovere
film profile] by Matteo Rovere, Gli ultimi saranno ultimi [+see also:
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making of
film profile] by Massimiliano Bruno, and Suburra [+see also:
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interview: Stefano Sollima
film profile] by Stefano Sollima. First-time director Francesco Carrozzini will also present his film Franca: Chaos and Creation [+see also:
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Cinema Italian Style 2016 is promoted by the Istituto Luce Cinecittà and the American Cinematheque, with the patronage of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism – Directorate General for Cinema, in partnership with the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles.

(Translated from Italian)