Now in its sixth edition, the Cinema Italia Italian Film Festival is making its return to Israel between 4 - 11 April, with a programme organised into two sections: Contemporary Cinema, comprising some of the best Italian films released in 2018, and Classic Cinema, featuring a tribute to Anna Magnani. The festival is organised by Adamas Italy-Israel with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv and the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa, in collaboration with Filmitalia-Cinecittà Luce, the Cineteca di Bologna and the cinemateques of the many cities involved, namely Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Herzliya, Holon, Rosh Pinna and Sderot. 

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Opening the Contemporary Cinema section will be The Invisible Witness [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], where a community of idealist youngsters from northern Europe set up residence on the famous Gulf of Naples island. Making their directorial debut, meanwhile, are twins Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo who impressed audiences and film critics alike with the moral tension running through their film, Boys Cry [+lire aussi :
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Closing the festival are two historical documentaries: 1938 Diversi [+lire aussi :
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In the Classic Cinema section, five films will celebrate Anna Magnani: The Peddlar and The Lady, directed by Mario Bonnard (1943); Volcano, directed by William Dieterle (1950); Bellissima, directed by Luchino Visconti (1951); The Passionate Thief, directed by Mario Monicelli (1960) and Mamma Roma, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1962).

Finally, just a few months after his passing, Cinema Italia 2019 will pay special tribute to Bernardo Bertolucci with a screening of the film, The Conformist (1970), inspired by Alberto Moravia’s novel of the same name.